“Wisdom And Friends” Lesson Text: Proverbs 27, 28: Series: Wisdom From Above: Adult SS Fall Quarter 2005: September, October, November:

Key Verse: Proverbs 27:17:

“King James Translation: “Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”

Interlinear Translation: “Iron on iron sharpens; and a man sharpens face his’ friends.”

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “IRON = iron as cutting, by extension an iron implement, ax head. SHARPENETH IRON = to be or cause to be sharp, figuratively to be severe, be fierce, sharpen. SO A MAN SHARPENETH THE COUNTENANCE = the face as the part that turns, edge, employ, face, favour, fear of, forefront. OF HIS FRIEND = an associate more or less close, brother, companion, fellow, husband, lover, neighbor, another.

Lesson Focus: Proverbs 27:5-17, 19:

V5: The Puzzle.

V6: The Perverse.

V7: The Prowlers.

V8: The Poor.

V9: The Prayers.

V10: The Pits.

V11: The Proud.

V12: The Power.

V13: The Prosperous.

V14: The Promiscuous.

V15: The Potentate.

V16: The Prince.

V17: The Person.

V19: The Poverty.