Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Note Hebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend

BSB · Berean Standard Bible
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
KJV · King James Version
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
WEB · World English Bible
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
ASV · American Standard Version

Topics Friendship

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

Iron
1 Samuel 13:20, 21
so
Proverbs 27:9; Joshua 1:18; Joshua 2:24; 1 Samuel 11:9, 10; 1 Samuel 23:16; 2 Samuel 10:11, 12; Job 4:3, 4; Isaiah 35:3, 4; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Timothy 1:8, 12; 2 Timothy 2:3, 9–13; Hebrews 10:24; James 1:2; 1 Peter 4:12, 13