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Proverbs 27:17

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

  1. בַּרְזֶ֣לbar.Zel“iron”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  2. בְּבַרְזֶ֣לbe.var.Zel“by iron”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  3. יָ֑חַדYa.chad“it grows sharp”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַה · “to sharpen” · Strong's H2300B
  4. וְ֝אִ֗ישׁve.'Ish“and each”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  5. יַ֣חַדYa.chad“he sharpens”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָדַה · “to sharpen” · Strong's H2300B
  6. פְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-“[the] face of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
  7. רֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.hu“neighbor his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)