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Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron,

so one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 BSB
  1. a Hebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend

Proverbs 27:17 has 17 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 10:24 (157 votes) and Proverbs 27:9 (103 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Joshua 1 to 1 Peter 4.

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Which verses does Proverbs 27:17 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Hebrews 10:24157 votes

    And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

  2. Proverbs 27:9103 votes

    Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

  3. Job 4:3–462 votes

    Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.

  4. 1 Samuel 23:1661 votes

    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,

  5. Isaiah 35:3–446 votes

    Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”

  6. 2 Timothy 2:344 votes

    Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

  7. 1 Peter 4:12–1324 votes

    Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.

  8. 2 Samuel 10:11–1219 votes

    “If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue. Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

  9. James 1:217 votes

    Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

  10. 2 Timothy 1:813 votes

    So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

  11. 2 Timothy 2:9–1313 votes
  12. 1 Thessalonians 3:310 votes
  13. 2 Timothy 1:128 votes
  14. 1 Samuel 11:9–107 votes
  15. Joshua 1:183 votes
  16. 1 Samuel 13:20–213 votes
  17. Joshua 2:241 vote

Which verses point to Proverbs 27:17?

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