Proverbs 27:17

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

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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.

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Proverbs 27:17 quoted in popular culture

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Wikiquote match for "iron sharpeneth iron" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "iron sharpeneth iron". Snippet: them: for this is the law and the prophets. Gospel of Matthew 7:12. Iron sharpeneth iron . Book of Proverbs 27:17. Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia

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Wikiquote match for "iron sharpeneth iron" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "iron sharpeneth iron". Snippet: XVIII. 24. Faithful are the wounds of a friend. Proverbs, XXVII. 6. Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Proverbs, XXVII

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Wikiquote match for "iron sharpeneth iron" · Wikiquote search matched the biblical phrase "iron sharpeneth iron". Snippet: William Shakespeare, King John (1598), Act IV, scene 2, line 193. Iron sharpeneth iron . Book of Proverbs 27:17. We used to think of cow's milk as a nearly

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