We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better.
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Proverbs 27:17
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:1-27EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 27:17This intimates both the pleasure and the advantage of conversation. One man is nobody; nor will poring upon a book in a corner accomplish a man as the reading and studying of men will. Wise and profitable discourse shar…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:17The advantages of society I. OBSERVE IN WHAT THE ADVANTAGES OF SOCIETY CONSIST. We have ancient authority for the idea that it is not good for man to be alone (Genesis 2:18). Man is naturally a gregarious being. Though…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:17Iron sharpeneth iron. The proverb deals with the influence which men have upon one another. So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. So the Vulgate, Homo exacuit faciem amici sui. The action of the file is pro…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Proverbs 27:17-22Wisdom for self and for others I. THE BENEFIT OF INTELLIGENT SOCIETY. (Proverbs 27:17, Proverbs 27:19.) 1. The collision of mind with mind elicits truth, strikes out flashes of new perception. A man may grow wiser by an…Joseph S. Exell and contributors