Proverbs 27:17

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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 to 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 strengthened the feeble knees.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by 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 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
  • 1 Pet 4:12-13 : 12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also 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, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
  • Jas 1:2 : 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
  • 1 Thess 3:3 : 3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.
  • 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 men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
  • 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:18-19
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    18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

    19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

  • Prov 27:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

    10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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

  • Prov 17:17-18
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    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 esence of his friend.

  • Eccl 10:9-10
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    9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

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

  • Prov 18:24
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    24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Prov 27:14-16
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    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.

    16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

  • Prov 27:21
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    21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his aise.

  • Jer 15:12
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    12Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?

  • Isa 41:6-7
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    6They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.

    7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

  • Prov 27:5-6
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    5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

  • Prov 6:3
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    3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.

  • Prov 22:11
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    11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

  • Prov 17:3
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    3The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

  • Eccl 4:9-11
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    9Two are better than one; bause they have a good reward for their labour.

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

    11Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the uight, he directeth his way.

  • 1 Sam 13:20
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    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
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    13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

  • Job 41:27
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    27He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

  • Job 6:27
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    27Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

  • Eccl 8:1
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    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 boldness of his face shall be changed.

  • Prov 17:9
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    9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  • Ezek 21:9-11
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    9Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

    10It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree.

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

  • Prov 25:18
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    18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
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    18As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death,

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

  • Prov 25:22-23
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    22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.

    23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

  • Job 5:17
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    17Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

  • Job 28:2
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    2Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

  • Prov 25:11
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    11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

  • Prov 15:23
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    23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

  • Job 22:21
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    21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

  • Prov 13:20
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    20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

  • Job 6:14
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    14To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.