Proverbs 27:17

Hebrew
בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽיplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים

hebrew

Meaning:

* Face * Presence * Front or surface

Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects.
רֵעֵֽהוּ
ESV
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
NIV
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
NLT
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
LXX
KJV
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:16 ← Proverbs 27:17 → Proverbs 27:18

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