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Proverbs 27:17-19
Lexham English Bible

17 As iron sharpens[a] iron,
    so one man sharpens another.[b]
18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
    and he who guards his master[c] will be honored.
19 As the waters reflect face to face,[d]
    so the heart of a person reflects the person.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
  2. Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”
  3. Proverbs 27:18 Or “lord”
  4. Proverbs 27:19 Literally “the faces to the faces”
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