PRO 27:17 Parallel View

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ULT Iron sharpens against iron,
 ⇔ and a man sharpens the face of his neighbor.

UST Just as iron can sharpen an iron blade, so too people can help people they know improve how they think.

BSB  ⇔ As iron sharpens iron,
⇔ so one man sharpens another.[fn]

27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend

OEB As iron sharpens iron,
⇔ so a man sharpens his friend.

WEB  ⇔ Iron sharpens iron;
⇔ so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

NET As iron sharpens iron,
 ⇔ so a person sharpens his friend.

LSV Iron is sharpened by iron,
And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

FBV An iron blade is sharpened with an iron tool, and one person's mind is sharpened by another's.

T4T  ⇔ We can use one iron tool to sharpen another iron tool;
⇔ similarly [SIM], when one person shares what he is thinking, it can help other people to think more clearly.

LEB • As iron sharpens[fn] iron,so[fn]

?:? Or “is united with”

?:? Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”

BBE Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.

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JPS Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

ASV Iron sharpeneth iron;
 ⇔ So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

DRA Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

YLT Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

DBY Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

RV Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

WBS Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

KJB Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

BB Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another.

GNV Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

CB Like as one yro whetteth another, so doth one man comforte another.
(Like as one yro whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another.)

WYC Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.
(Yrun is whettid by irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.)

LUT Ein Messer wetzt das andere und ein Mann den andern.
(Ein Messer wetzt the other and a man the andern.)

CLV Ferrum ferro exacuitur, et homo exacuit faciem amici sui.[fn]
(Ferrum ferro exacuitur, and human exacuit faciem amici sui.)

27.17 Ferrum ferro. Bona consolatio consilium sapientum: qui dum se invicem consolando instruunt, ferrum ferro acuitur.

27.17 Ferrum ferro. Bona consolatio consilium sapientum: who dum se invicem consolando instruunt, ferrum ferro acuitur.

BRN Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

BrLXX Σίδηρος σίδηρον ὀξύνει, ἀνὴρ δὲ παροξύνει πρόσωπον ἑταίρου.
(Sidaʸros sidaʸron oxunei, anaʸr de paroxunei prosōpon hetairou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּ⁠בַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝⁠אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

iron in/on/at/with,iron sharpens and,man sharpens face/surface_of his/its=neighbour

Here, and indicates that Solomon is comparing what he says in the second clause to what he says in the first clause. In the same way that Iron sharpens against iron, a man sharpens the face of his neighbor. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: “Iron sharpens against iron; similarly, a man sharpens the face of his neighbor”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּ⁠בַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝⁠אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

iron in/on/at/with,iron sharpens and,man sharpens face/surface_of his/its=neighbour

If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the order of these clauses. Alternate translation: “A man sharpens the face of his neighbor like iron sharpens against iron”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ֝⁠אִ֗ישׁ & רֵעֵֽ⁠הוּ

and,man & his/its=neighbour

Although a man and his are masculine, Solomon is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “and a person … that person’s neighbor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַ֣חַד

sharpens

Here, Solomon uses sharpens to refer to developing or improving someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “helps to improve”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פְּנֵֽי

face/surface_of

Here, Solomon uses face to refer to a person’s character or how a person thinks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the character of”

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