17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.[a]
18 (A)Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
    and he who (B)guards his master will be honored.
19 As in water face reflects face,
    so the heart of man reflects the man.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another

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