17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Other Translations of Proverbs 27:17

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.Hebrew sharpens the face of another

The Message

17 You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.

New King James Version

17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

New Living Translation

17 As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:17

Commentary on Proverbs 27:17

(Read Proverbs 27:17)

We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better.