Proverbs 27:16-18

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¹⁶to restrain her is to restrain the wind
    or to grasp oil in the right hand.^[a]
¹⁷Iron sharpens iron,
    and one person sharpens the wits^[b] of another.
¹⁸Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
    and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored.

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Proverbs 27:16 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 27:17 Heb face

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