Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In other versions
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
ASV
Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
BBE
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
DBY
Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
WEB
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
YLT
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
ENG
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
WBT
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
BSB
In context
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.
17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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.