Proverbs 27:17-22

Mutual Refinement and Human Nature

Proverbs 27:17-22
17
Just as iron sharpens iron, a person sharpens the character of his friend.
18
Whoever tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who is attentive to his master will be honored.
19
Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another.
20
Sh'ol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and human eyes are never satisfied.
21
The crucible [tests] silver, and the furnace [tests] gold, but a person [is tested] by [his reaction to] praise.
22
You can crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle, along with the grain being crushed; yet his foolishness will not leave him.
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