...sufficiently recovered, I opened my casket to examine its contents. Upon the first jewel I found engraved, "As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend." Upon another, " And a man shall be as an hidingplace from the wind, and a covert from the tempest,...

...with haughty scorn. Men rub noses, and become friends. Each class learns something from all others. As ' iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend.' It were easy to trace the modifying influence of this new power, in many other ways, on social and...

...his important duties? The language of Solomon will apply to prayer-meetings as well as to others : " As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend." And would not this attendance make a favourable impression on the men of the world, affording them...

...equally cheering to Christian friends and missionary stations, in those remote parts of the world; for as " iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend." Undoubtedly the most difficult trial of moral courage is, when personal provocation and peril have...

...their eternal concerns. Strong feeling is naturally contagious ; and if, as the wise man observes, ' as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend,' the combined effects of countenance, gesture, and voice, accompanying a powerful appeal to the understanding...

...countenance of his friend/ Prov. xxvii. 17. A common, but by no means improved, version of this saying is, 'As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend.' The expression, ' That he who runs may read/ is a misquotation founded upon a misapprehension of the...

...to the advantage of Christians of the present age did they meet oftner than they generally do, " for as iron sharpeneth iron so doth the countenance of a man his friend." But again says Theophilus, " We have analogy so strong, that it seems impossible for the most sceptical...

...satisfied, that this Motion will receive the unanimous support of the House. It is written, that, ' as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend ;' and the next best thing to friendly intercourse is friendly correspondence. I am sure, we shall...

...increasing the knowledge of brethren one with another. It is an old proverb which holds good in every age. as iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend ; so when brethren, the children of the same Father, members of the same family, and the heirs together...

...probation. May 14. I preached at brother Mane's, to a society of German people. We had a good time in class. As iron sharpeneth iron, so doth the countenance of a man his friend. * This appears to be the same circuit that Mr. Smith traveled in 1799, then called Flanders.— COMPILER....