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Ironבַּרְזֶלwith ironבְּבַרְזֶלis sharpened,יָחַדandוְa manאִישׁsharpensיַחַדthe faceפְּנֵיof his friend.רֵעֵהוּ
Proverbs 27:17
Study it in the app“Iron with iron is sharpened, and a man sharpens the face of his friend.”
One person sharpens another, as iron sharpens ironFollowing JesusIron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens anotherFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:17, word by word
- Ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel
iron
Iron; an iron tool.
Where else “barzel” appears- is sharpenedיָחַדyachad
sharpen
To sharpen; figuratively, to make keen or fierce.
Where else “yachad” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- of his friendרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears
The context
16those who hide her hide the wind, and his right hand calls oil.
17 · This verse (above)
18Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever guards his master will be honored.