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Proverbs 27:17

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Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, [which] bewrayeth [itself].	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 on his master shall be honoured.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Iron^H1270 sharpeneth^H2300 iron^H1270; so a man^H376 sharpeneth^H2300 the countenance^H6440 of his friend^H7453.

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Original Hebrew

בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בַּרְזֶ֣ל	bar.Zel	H1270	HNcmsa	iron
בְּ/בַרְזֶ֣ל	be./var.Zel	H1270	HR/Ncmsa	by/ iron
יָ֑חַד	Ya.chad	H2300	HVhi3ms	it grows sharp
וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁ	ve./'Ish	H376	HC/Ncmsa	and/ each
יַ֣חַד	Ya.chad	H2300	HVhi3ms	he sharpens
פְּנֵֽי	pe.nei-	H6440	HNcbpc	(the) face of
רֵעֵֽ/הוּ	re.'E./hu	H7453	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	neighbor/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H1270 — בַּרְזֶל (barzel, bar-zel'): perhaps from the root of בִּרְזוֹת; iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement; (ax) head, iron.
• H2300 — חָדַד (châdad, khaw-dad'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe; be fierce, sharpen.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H7453 — רֵעַ (rêaʻ, ray'-ah): or רֵיעַ; from רָעָה; an associate (more or less close); brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Iron — 1 Samuel 13:20-21
• so — Joshua 1:18, Joshua 2:24, 1 Samuel 11:9-10, 1 Samuel 23:16, 2 Samuel 10:11-12, Job 4:3-4, Proverbs 27:9, Isaiah 35:3-4, 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:12, 2 Timothy 2:3, 2 Timothy 2:9-13, Hebrews 10:24, James 1:2, 1 Peter 4:12-13

Reciprocal references (4): Job 16:5, Ecclesiastes 4:9, Luke 24:32, John 11:29

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FRIENDSHIP-FRIENDLESSNESS
• Torrey’s: IRON
• Nave’s: COUNTENANCE, FRIENDSHIP, IRON

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