Proverbi 27:17

17 Il ferro forbisce il ferro; così un uomo ne forbisce un altro.

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Proverbi 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.

Proverbi 27:17 In-Context

15 Un gocciolar continuo in giorno di gran pioggia e una donna rissosa son cose che si somigliano.
16 Chi la vuol trattenere vuol trattenere il vento, e stringer l’olio nella sua destra.
17 Il ferro forbisce il ferro; così un uomo ne forbisce un altro.
18 Chi ha cura del fico ne mangerà il frutto; e chi veglia sul suo padrone sarà onorato.
19 Come nell’acqua il viso risponde al viso, così il cuor dell’uomo risponde al cuore dell’uomo.

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