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Proverbs 27:17

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

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  1. Proverbs 27:15

    A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

  2. Proverbs 27:16

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

  3. Proverbs 27:18

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

  4. Proverbs 27:19

    As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.