Proverbs 27:17 KJV

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

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

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

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

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In other translations

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

Chuma hunoa chuma; kwa njia ile ile; mtu humnoa rafiki yake.

Ng’ekyuma bwe kiwagala ekyuma, n’omuntu bw’abangula muntu munne.

Ndenge kaka ebende epelisaka ebende mosusu, ndenge wana mpe moto abongaka soki akutani na moto mosusu.

Comme le fer aiguise le fer, Ainsi un homme excite la colère d’ un homme.

Hierro con hierro se aguza; y el hombre aguza el rostro de su amigo.

Ein Messer wetzt das andere und ein Mann den andern.

O ferro afia o ferro; assim o homem afia o rosto do seu amigo.

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