Proverbs 27:17-23

¹⁷Iron is whetted by iron; and a man whetteth the face of his friend.

¹⁸He that keepeth a fig tree, shall eat the fruits thereof; and he that is a keeper of his lord, shall be glorified.

¹⁹As the cheers of men beholding themselves shine in waters; so the hearts of men be open to prudent men.

²⁰Hell and perdition shall not be filled; so and the eyes of men be not able to be filled or be unfillable.

²¹As silver is proved in a welling place, and gold is proved in a furnace; so a man is proved by the mouth of his praisers.

²²Though thou poundedest a fool in a mortar, as with a pestle smiting above dried barley, his folly shall not be done away from him.

²³Know thou diligently the cheer of thy beast; and behold thou thy flocks.