Proverbs 27:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

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Referenced Verses

  • Heb 10:24 : 24 and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,
  • Job 4:3-4 : 3 Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong. 4 The stumbling one do thy words raise up, And bowing knees thou dost strengthen.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.
  • 1 Sam 23:16 : 16 And Jonathan son of Saul riseth, and goeth unto David to the forest, and strengtheneth his hand in God,
  • 2 Tim 2:3 : 3 thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;
  • 1 Pet 4:12-13 : 12 Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you, 13 but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting;
  • Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen. 4 Say to the hastened of heart, `Be strong, Fear not, lo, your God; vengeance cometh, The recompence of God, He Himself doth come and save you.'
  • 2 Tim 1:8 : 8 therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,
  • Jas 1:2 : 2 All joy count `it', my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard -- to that day.
  • 1 Thess 3:3 : 3 that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,
  • 2 Sam 10:11-12 : 11 And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee; 12 be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'
  • 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound; 10 because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that `is' in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. 11 Stedfast `is' the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together; 12 if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny `him', he also shall deny us; 13 if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 27:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.

    19As `in' water the face `is' to face, So the heart of man to man.

  • Prov 27:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

    10Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

    11Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

  • Prov 17:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17At all times is the friend loving, And a brother for adversity is born.

    18A man lacking heart is striking hands, A surety he becometh before his friend.

  • Eccl 10:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

    10If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom `is' advantageous to make right.

  • Prov 18:24
    73%

    24A man with friends `is' to show himself friendly, And there is a lover adhering more than a brother!

  • Prov 27:14-16
    3 verses
    72%

    14Whoso is saluting his friend with a loud voice, In the morning rising early, A light thing it is reckoned to him.

    15A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,

    16Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.

  • Prov 27:21
    71%

    21A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And a man according to his praise.

  • Jer 15:12
    71%

    12Doth one break iron -- northern iron, and brass?

  • Isa 41:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6Each his neighbour they help, And to his brother he saith, `Be strong.'

    7And strengthen doth an artizan the refiner, A smoother `with' a hammer, Him who is beating `on' an anvil, Saying, `For joining it `is' good,' And he strengtheneth it with nails, it is not moved!

  • Prov 27:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Better `is' open reproof than hidden love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

  • Prov 6:3
    69%

    3Do this now, my son, and be delivered, For thou hast come into the hand of thy friend. Go, trample on thyself, and strengthen thy friend,

  • Prov 22:11
    68%

    11Whoso is loving cleanness of heart, Grace `are' his lips, a king `is' his friend.

  • Prov 17:3
    68%

    3A refining pot `is' for silver, and a furnace for gold, And the trier of hearts `is' Jehovah.

  • Eccl 4:9-11
    3 verses
    68%

    9The two `are' better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

    10For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but wo to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up!

    11Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?

  • Prov 16:28
    68%

    28A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

  • Prov 21:29
    68%

    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

  • 1 Sam 13:20
    68%

    20and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

  • Ps 55:13
    68%

    13But thou, a man -- as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.

  • Job 41:27
    68%

    27He reckoneth iron as straw, brass as rotten wood.

  • Job 6:27
    67%

    27Anger on the fatherless ye cause to fall, And are strange to your friend.

  • Eccl 8:1
    67%

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

  • Prov 17:9
    67%

    9Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

  • Ezek 21:9-11
    3 verses
    67%

    9`Son of man, prophesy, and thou hast said, Thus said Jehovah, say: A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also polished.

    10So as to slaughter a slaughter it is sharpened. So as to have brightness it is polished, Desire hath rejoiced the sceptre of my son, It is despising every tree.

    11And he giveth it for polishing, For laying hold of by the hand. It is sharpened -- the sword -- and polished, To give it into the hand of a slayer.

  • Prov 25:18
    67%

    18A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, `Is' the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

  • Prov 26:18-19
    2 verses
    67%

    18As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,

    19So hath a man deceived his neighbour, And hath said, `Am not I playing?'

  • Prov 25:22-23
    2 verses
    67%

    22For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

    23A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue -- indignant faces.

  • Job 5:17
    67%

    17Lo, the happiness of mortal man, God doth reprove him: And the chastisement of the Mighty despise not,

  • Job 28:2
    67%

    2Iron from the dust is taken, And `from' the firm stone brass.

  • Prov 25:11
    67%

    11Apples of gold in imagery of silver, `Is' the word spoken at its fit times.

  • Prov 15:23
    67%

    23Joy `is' to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season -- how good!

  • Job 22:21
    66%

    21Acquaint thyself, I pray thee, with Him, And be at peace, Thereby thine increase `is' good.

  • Prov 22:24
    66%

    24Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

  • Prov 19:4
    66%

    4Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

  • Prov 13:20
    66%

    20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

  • Job 6:14
    66%

    14To a despiser of his friends `is' shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.