Proverbs 27:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 27:17

"Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."Based upon the truism that a friend would not sharpen the features of another's face, is the following: "As one iron implement is sharpened by another, so a man sharpens the perception of his companion."[22] However, would not the joy over the arrival of a friend actually change the appearance of a companion's face, wreathing it in smiles? read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 27:17

17. a man sharpeneth . . . friend—that is, conversation promotes intelligence, which the face exhibits. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 27:1-22

3. Virtues and vices 27:1-22Many of the analogies in this pericope deal with virtues and vices that are characteristic of the wise and the foolish. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 27:2-22

B. Instructive Analogies 25:2-27:22The emphasis in this section continues to be on wisdom and folly and their accompanying virtues and vices. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 27:1-27

Sundry Observations. Agriculture4. Envy] a husband’s jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6). 5, 6. Men ’hide’ (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be ’profuse’ (RV) in deceitful kisses: Judas kissed Jesus much (Matthew 26:49; RM). 7. The Spartan king told the tyrant Dionysius that the broth was nothing without the seasoning of fatigue and hunger. 8. ’East, West, hame’s best.’9. Sweetness of disposition is desirable when it arises, not from mere emotion,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Proverbs 27:17

(17) So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend—i.e., the play of wit with wit sharpens and brightens up the face. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Proverbs 27:1-27

A Threefold Cord (for the First Sunday of the Year) Proverbs 27:1 This is not a commonplace. Nothing in God's Word is commonplace. Nothing inspired by the Holy Ghost could be commonplace. If you think it is a commonplace sentiment, I can tell you are commonplace. It is the deepest and truest philosophy of life. 'Thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.' And it is the very best philosophy by which to stimulate us Christians for the beginning of the new year. First of all, there is the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 27:1-27

CHAPTER 28LIVING DAY BY DAY"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men are never satisfied"; and LXX adds, "An abomination to the Lord is he who sets his eye, and undisciplined men uncontrolled in tongue."- Proverbs 27:20"Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof, so he that waits on his Lord eats of the honor."- Proverbs 27:18HERE is a wholesome lesson for us.... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Proverbs 27:1-27

V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON In the three chapters which follow 27-29 we find the change we have noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the phrases “My son” and the personal address, “thou,” “thy” and “thyself,” are again used in these chapters. Like the previous sections, so here we find instructions which were given to Solomon. CHAPTER 27 Instructions and Warnings The opening proverb warns against procrastination. No one can be sure of what the next day may bring... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Proverbs 27:17

27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a {g} man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.(g) One hasty man provokes another to anger. read more

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