Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron, good friends make each other better.
Proverbs 18:24
Proverbs 18:24
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Friendship asks something of you too, and some friends stay closer than family.
KJVProverbs 18:24 in context
21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. 23The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. 24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Short sayings of practical wisdom for everyday life, many attributed to Solomon.
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