Proverbs 27:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. | As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iron | בַּרְזֶ֣ל | bar-ZEL | H1270 | ironבַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: par.zel (פַּרְזֶל "iron" H6523) |
| by iron | בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל | be-var-ZEL | H1270 | ironבַּרְזֶל (bar.zel) 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: par.zel (פַּרְזֶל "iron" H6523) |
| it grows sharp | יָ֑חַד | YA-chad | H2300B | to sharpenחָדַה (cha.dah) 1) to be or to grow sharp 1a) (Qal) to grow sharp 1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen |
| and each | וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ | ve-'ISH | H0376I | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| he sharpens | יַ֣חַד | YA-chad | H2300B | to sharpenחָדַה (cha.dah) 1) to be or to grow sharp 1a) (Qal) to grow sharp 1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen |
| [the] face of | פְּנֵֽי־ | pe-nei- | H6440H | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| neighbor his | רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ | re-'E-hu | H7453 | neighborרֵעַ (re.a) 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.