...resolved should be her people, her chosen associates. Society is powerful either for good or for evil. " Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." No one can, of choice, be the intimate associate of another, without insensibly imbibing more or less...

...Why may not the righteous by edifying conversation strengthen and confirm each other in rectitude ? " Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Jonathan strengthened David's hands in God. And accordingly, the Saviour sent forth his disciples "...

...felicity. * Eclectic Review, vol. 18, p. 325. The aphorism of Solomon is as just as it is beautiful, — " As iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Social bliss was the finish of paradisiacal happiness ; its influence has survived the shock of our...

...hare waved my hat, and he has returned the salutation. A hundred hats are now being waved in the air. As " iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." It is even so with a throng, when the multitude is animated, every heart brightens, and warms, and...

...conversation of my revered minister. By these opportunities my soul is both refreshed and invigorated. ' Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.' (Prov. xxvii. 17.) ' Take it,' said he, ' for a. standing rule, that " Through much tribulation you...

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...corrupt good manners ;" in it you breathe the sweet and wholesome air of peace and holiness ; here, as " iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend ;" here you receive new incentives to love and good works. 3d, By imitating David, you will greatly...

...and cast an eye on de Beaureste, and another at Solomon, and found that the latter meant to state, "As iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." As Mr. Daniel finished reading the verse, -Mons. de Beaureste said, " Ah ! I am happy tier is vary...

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

...face is infectious; so is the smile of a joyous and cheerful one, not less easily imparted to others. "As iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." As the requisite help, for a duty so confessedly arduous, we must regard the present distress as providential,...