As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. v.17
Read chapter 27
To sharpen something means to make it better or more efficient. To sharpen iron or any metal it needs to be sharpened with a metal stronger than itself. Sharpening is done in an abrasive way to grind away other material built up on the iron.
So with friends. A good friend doesn't just agree with everything you say and do, but challenges one another out of love to be "better" so to say. It hurts some times. It's hard to take constructive criticism, but in the end it will make us stronger and sharper. It's not always easy to speak up and be the sharpener either. Both the sharpener and the one being sharpened are changed. It's not a one time sharpening either, but something that has to be done regularly just like our kitchen knives.
Do you have a friend that loves you with hard love? Do you hard love any of your friends?
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