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# Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.

These two phrases are comparing how iron and a man can be improved. Alternate translation: "As iron can sharpen another piece of iron, so a man's character is improved by contact with his friend" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`These two phrases are comparing how iron and a man can be improved. Alternate translation: "As iron can sharpen another piece of iron, so a man's character is improved by contact with his friend" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])`