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Proverbs 27 ranges across planning, praise, anger, friendship, correction, appetite, reputation, and stewardship. It commends humility, faithful friendship, honest wounds, dependable neighbors, and mutual sharpening, while warning against flattery, jealousy, needless irritation, and foolish companions. The closing sayings urge careful attention to flocks and herds because wealth and status do not last forever.
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Wisdom grows in community and attends faithfully to ordinary responsibilities. Receive correction from friends whose love has proved trustworthy, value nearby help in times of need, and allow others to sharpen your character. Let another praise you rather than seeking praise yourself, and never assume tomorrow is yours to command. Since wealth is temporary, stewardship requires sustained knowledge and care rather than complacency.
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Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.