17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:17
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources
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References and Original Words
Verse 17
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Original words
As ironבַּרְזֶ֣לH1270Noun - masculine singularsharpensיָ֑חַדH2300Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לH1270Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularso one manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁH376Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularsharpensיַ֣חַדH2300Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .פְּנֵֽי־H6440Noun - masculine plural constructanotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃H7453Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
BSB notes
- Hebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend