Passage

Proverbs 27.17

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: 16. He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil."

"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." (Proverbs 27:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike: 16. restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand."

"17. Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance."

"18. Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored. 19. Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man." (Proverbs 27:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 16. 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 be honoured. 19. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man." (Proverbs 27:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike, 16. Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out."

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

"18. The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured. 19. As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man." (Proverbs 27:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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