As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be.

If you care for your orchard, you'll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you'll be honored.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth.

As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be ...

NLT As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. KJV Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

New International Version As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. New Living Translation As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend ... Proverbs 27:17 ESV · Proverbs 27:17 KJV · Proverbs 27:17 NIV · Proverbs 27:18

1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what any day may bring forth. 2 Let another praise you, not your own mouth; a stranger, not your own lips.

Let's look at Proverbs 27:17 again, “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” This select Old Testament proverb contains an object of the sharpening ...

In its English translations, Prov 27:17 seems to convey a positive message related to friendship. This is due primarily to the connotations of the English verb ...