17 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
19 As in water face [answereth] to face, So the heart of man to man.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 27:17-19
Commentary on Proverbs 27:17
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We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better.
Commentary on Proverbs 27:18
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Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully.
Commentary on Proverbs 27:19
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One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God.