Bible Verses about “iron sharpens iron”
The Bible contains 30 verses about iron sharpens iron across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.”
“Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds:”
“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.”
“In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world.”
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love.”
“A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:”
“Don't boast about tomorrow; for you don't know what a day may bring forth.”
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?”
“Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.”
“A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.”
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.”
“They burnt the city with fire, and all that was in it. Only they put the silver, the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron into the treasury of Yahweh's house.”
“A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.”
“Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.”
“As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.”
“There will be plenty of goats' milk for your food, for your family's food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.”
“Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.”
“A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.”
“for riches are not forever, nor does even the crown endure to all generations.”
“The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.”
“restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.”
“As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.”
“Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.”
“The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.”
“Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.”
“Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger. Hold it for a wayward woman!”
“He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.”
“The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.”
“Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.”
“Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs brass; and you will beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain to Yahweh, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”