Proverbs 27:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.”
Proverbs 27:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:17 in Context — Proverbs 27
15 Gotera continua en tiempo de lluvia, y la mujer rencillosa, son semejantes:
16 El que pretende contenerla, arresta el viento: ó el aceite en su mano derecha.
17 Hierro con hierro se aguza; y el hombre aguza el rostro de su amigo.
18 El que guarda la higuera, comerá su fruto; y el que guarda á su señor, será honrado.
19 Como un agua se parece á otra, así el corazón del hombre al otro.
What Does Proverbs 27:17 Mean?
Proverbs 27:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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