Proverbs 27:17

¹⁷You use steel to sharpen steel, and one friend sharpens another.g

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Proverbs 27 is a collection of wise sayings that probe the hidden places of the heart. It moves from the folly of self-praise to the necessity of honest friendship, from the dangers of envy to the wisdom of contentment. The chapter uses vivid images—a mirror, a whetstone, a bird

References· Proverbs 27

a: v.1 — James 4:13-16, Luke 12:19-20, 2 Corinthians 6:2, Isaiah 56:12, 1 Samuel 28:19, Psalms 95:7
b: v.2 — 2 Corinthians 10:18, Proverbs 25:27, 2 Corinthians 10:12, 2 Corinthians 12:11
c: v.5 — Proverbs 28:23, 1 Timothy 5:20, Galatians 2:14, Matthew 18:15, Leviticus 19:17
d: v.6 — Psalms 141:5, Revelation 3:19, Job 5:17-18, Proverbs 26:23-26, 2 Samuel 12:7-15, Hebrews 12:10, 2 Samuel 20:9-10, Proverbs 10:18, Matthew 26:48-50
e: v.9 — Proverbs 16:23-24, Proverbs 16:21, Psalms 23:5, Psalms 104:15, Proverbs 15:23, 2 Corinthians 2:15-16, Song of Solomon 4:10, Psalms 133:2, John 12:3, Psalms 45:7-8
f: v.15 — Proverbs 21:9, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 25:24, Job 14:19
g: v.17 — Hebrews 10:24, Proverbs 27:9, Job 4:3-4, 1 Samuel 23:16, 2 Timothy 2:3, Isaiah 35:3-4, 1 Peter 4:12-13, 2 Samuel 10:11-12, James 1:2, 2 Timothy 2:9-13
h: v.19 — James 1:22-25, Psalms 33:15, Mark 7:21, Genesis 6:5
i: v.20 — Ecclesiastes 1:8, 1 John 2:16, Proverbs 30:15-16, Ecclesiastes 6:7, Habakkuk 2:5, Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Ecclesiastes 4:8, Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, Jeremiah 22:17, Proverbs 15:11
j: v.23 — 1 Peter 5:2, John 21:15-17, 2 Chronicles 26:10, Genesis 33:13, Proverbs 24:32, John 10:3, Ezekiel 34:31, 1 Chronicles 27:29-31, Ezekiel 34:22-24, Deuteronomy 32:46

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