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Sprueche 27:17

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Sprueche 27:17 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpeneth iron
A sword or knife made of iron is sharpened by it; so butchers sharpen their knives; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend;
by conversation with him; thus learned men sharpen one another's minds, and excite each other to learned studies; Christians sharpen one another's graces, or stir up each other to the exercise of them, and the gifts which are bestowed on them, and to love and to good works. So Jarchi and Gersom understand it of the sharpening of men's minds to the learning of doctrine; but Aben Ezra, takes it in an ill sense, that as iron strikes iron and sharpens it, so a wrathful man irritates and provokes wrath in another. Some render the words, "as iron delighteth in iron, so a man rejoiceth the countenance of his friend", F9: by his company and conversation.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (dxy) "laetatur", a (hdx) "laetari; ferrum in ferro laetatur, et virum laetificant ora socii ejus", Gussetius, p. 242. "ferrum ferro hiluratur, et vir exhilarat vultum sodalis sui", Schultens.
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Sprueche 27:17 In-Context

15 Ein zänkisches Weib und stetiges Triefen, wenn's sehr regnet, werden wohl miteinander verglichen.
16 Wer sie aufhält, der hält den Wind und will das Öl mit der Hand fassen.
17 Ein Messer wetzt das andere und ein Mann den andern.
18 Wer seinen Feigenbaum bewahrt, der ißt Früchte davon; und wer seinen Herrn bewahrt, wird geehrt.
19 Wie das Spiegelbild im Wasser ist gegenüber dem Angesicht, also ist eines Menschen Herz gegenüber dem andern.
The Luther Bible is in the public domain.

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