...sense of honor, right, humor, and one who would improve my personality, as Proverbs 27:17 promises, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." I found such a friend in my wife, We share all the best that can come from friendship and closeness....

...meaning of two verses: "...there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24), and "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend" (Proverbs 27:17), Many of my perspectives, my thoughts, my convictions, were hammered out in your garage....

...a lifetime of nagging. Folk respond to encouragement more readily than they do to criticism. 27:17, Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. "Sharpens" is from a prim, root, "to be, or make, sharp, or (fig.) severe, be fierce, sharpen." This...

...Johnson deserve special mention for stimulating useful debates along the way. As Ray likes to say, 'Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend'. Proverbs 27:17 (King James Version) REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY Busza, J., Xakha HE, Ly SD and Saron...

...It is important that we learn to sit at the feet of great men and women of God. Proverbs 27:17 says, "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." We need people in our lives that can sharpen us, that can help fine tune us and develop us. We need...

...have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up " (Ecc 4:9,10, NIV). "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend" (Prov. 27:17, KJV). "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let...

...sovereign, both for the affections and the understanding, comes out in the striking proverb (27"), ' Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend ' ; while the anguish inflicted on a true heart when one trusted and loved proves false or unkind,...

...with them. We need to carefully choose our friends so that they will affect us for good. Prov 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. KJV I think of a blacksmith or sword maker when I see this passage. You take a piece of iron and bang...

...Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, (which) betrayeth (itself). 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall...

...to help us determine if we are walking by the word and will of God in the various aspects of life. "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend" - Proverbs 27: 17 The Bible says a great deal about friends and friendship. Based on the scriptures,...