Translations
Louis Segond 1910
Comme le fer aiguise le fer, Ainsi un homme excite la colère d'un homme.
KJV
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
KJV
Hebrew original
בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּ/בַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝/אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי רֵעֵֽ/הוּ
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Patrologia Latina Vol. 120 (Migne)
tis-bona sentiant. PASCHASIUS. [Col. 1564B] Verum illud Salomonis, quod ferrum ferro acuitur (Prov. XXVII, 17) . Sic et tu, mi frater, saepius amicos quos diligis exacuis, ut diligendo proficiant. Hinc sequor devotus quocunque duxeris: tamen cave ut, ubi emolumentum deest,…
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Patrologia Latina Vol. 134 (Migne)
a ipsa alterna probatio atque discussio plurimum valet, juxta illud Salomonis, Ferrum ferro acuitur (Prov. XXVII, 17) , etc. Sequitur: An non cognoscitis quia Christus in vobis est? Quasi diceret: Si tentationum pericula ante oculos revocetis, et cujus estis fidei seu virtutis ag…
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Patrologia Latina Vol. 160 (Migne)
rro acuitur, ita alter ab altero ad bene agendum exacuebatur, et ut homo confundit faciem amici sui (Prov. XXVII, 17) , ita et eos pia fraternae aemulationis movebat confusio, nisi alter alterum quiret imitari. 9. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Note: [Col. 0667] Ipse usque apost…
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