Proverbs 27:17

American Standard Version (1901)

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 10:24 : 24 and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, And thou hast made firm the feeble knees.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.
  • 1 Sam 23:16 : 16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
  • 2 Tim 2:3 : 3 Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Pet 4:12-13 : 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: 13 but insomuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoice with exceeding joy.
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;
  • Jas 1:2 : 2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.
  • 1 Thess 3:3 : 3 that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.
  • 2 Sam 10:11-12 : 11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 12 Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good.
  • 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him: 12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us: 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:18-19
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    77%

    18Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

    19As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.

  • Prov 27:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

    10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  • Prov 17:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.

    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

  • Eccl 10:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

    10If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

  • Prov 18:24
    73%

    24He that maketh many friends [doeth it] to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Prov 27:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

    15A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:

    16He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.

  • Prov 27:21
    71%

    21The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; And a man is [tried] by his praise.

  • Jer 15:12
    71%

    12Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?

  • Isa 41:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6They help every one his neighbor; and [every one] saith to his brother, Be of good courage.

    7So the carpenter encourageth the goldsmith, [and] he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it should not be moved.

  • Prov 27:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

  • Prov 6:3
    69%

    3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;

  • Prov 22:11
    68%

    11He that loveth pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

  • Prov 17:3
    68%

    3The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.

  • Eccl 4:9-11
    3 verses
    68%

    9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

    10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

    11Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone] ?

  • Prov 16:28
    68%

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Prov 21:29
    68%

    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • 1 Sam 13:20
    68%

    20but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

  • Ps 55:13
    68%

    13But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend.

  • Job 41:27
    68%

    27He counteth iron as straw, [And] brass as rotten wood.

  • Job 6:27
    67%

    27Yea, ye would cast [lots] upon the fatherless, And make merchandise of your friend.

  • Eccl 8:1
    67%

    1Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

  • Prov 17:9
    67%

    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

  • Ezek 21:9-11
    3 verses
    67%

    9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith Jehovah: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished;

    10it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it contemneth every tree.

    11And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer.

  • Prov 25:18
    67%

    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    67%

    18As a madman who casteth firebrands, Arrows, and death,

    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Prov 25:22-23
    2 verses
    67%

    22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

    23The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

  • Job 5:17
    67%

    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

  • Job 28:2
    67%

    2Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.

  • Prov 25:11
    67%

    11A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.

  • Prov 15:23
    67%

    23A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

  • Job 22:21
    66%

    21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: Thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • Prov 22:24
    66%

    24Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

  • Prov 19:4
    66%

    4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 13:20
    66%

    20Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  • Job 6:14
    66%

    14To him that is ready to faint kindness [should be showed] from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.