As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another.

铁磨铁，磨出刃来；朋友相感也是如此。

以铁磨铁，越磨越利，朋友当面琢磨，也是如此。

以铁磨铁，越磨越利，朋友当面琢磨，也是如此。

朋友互相切磋，如铁磨铁越磨越利。

铁磨铁，磨得锋利；朋友互相切磋，才智（“才智”原文作“面”）也变得敏锐。

铁磨利铁，朋友互相磨砺也是如此。

鐵磨鐵，磨出刃來；朋友相感也是如此。

以鐵磨鐵，越磨越利，朋友當面琢磨，也是如此。

以鐵磨鐵，越磨越利，朋友當面琢磨，也是如此。

朋友互相切磋，如鐵磨鐵越磨越利。

鐵磨鐵，磨得鋒利；朋友互相切磋，才智（“才智”原文作“面”）也變得敏銳。

鐵磨鐵、使它銳利；朋友相琢磨、使容光煥發。

鐵磨利鐵，朋友互相磨礪也是如此。

友朋相磨、如以鐵礪鐵、

以鐵治鐵、交相磨礪、益友亦若是、

鐵刃礪以鐵、人怒激以人、

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another.

As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.

and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds,

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

Behold, you have taught many, And you have strengthened weak hands.Your words have helped the stumbling to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees.

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, set out and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Strengthen the exhausted, and make the feeble strong.Say to those with anxious heart,“ Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The retribution of God will come, But He will save you.”

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though something strange were happening to you;but to the degree that you share the sufferings of Christ, keep on rejoicing, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be overjoyed.

And he said,“ If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.Be strong, and let’s show ourselves courageous for the sake of our people and the cities of our God; and may the Lord do what is good in His sight.”

Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials,

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

For this reason I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to protect what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.The statement is trustworthy: For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;If we endure, we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him, He will also deny us;If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

They said to the messengers who had come,“ This is what you shall say to the men of Jabesh gilead:‘ Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be saved.’ ” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh; and they rejoiced.Then the men of Jabesh said,“ Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”

Anyone who rebels against your command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.”

So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.The charge was two thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the cattle goads.

And they said to Joshua,“ The Lord has indeed handed over to us all the land; furthermore, all the inhabitants of the land have despaired because of us.”