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Proverbs 27:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:17-19
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
18 Whoever tends a fig tree(A) will eat its fruit,(B)
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
19 As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
Proverbs 27:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 27:17-19
New International Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(A)
and whoever protects their master will be honored.(B)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
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