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Bede, on Prov 27:17
Bede · A.D. 673–735
Prov 27:17 · Douay-Rheims
“Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
On this verse:
“Iron sharpens iron, etc. The consultation and advice of the wise is quite good, where they instruct each other by consulting, iron sharpens iron.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.