en_tn/pro/27/17.md

# Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.

These two phrases are comparing how iron and a man can be improved. AT: "As iron can sharpen another piece of iron, so a man's character is improved by contact with his friend" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# tends

"takes care of"

# the one who protects his master will be honored

This can be stated in active form. AT: "a master will honor the one who protects him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fig]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fruit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honor]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Iron sharpens iron; in the same way, a man sharpens his friend.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These two phrases are comparing how iron and a man can be improved. AT: "As iron can sharpen another piece of iron, so a man's character is improved by contact with his friend" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# tends`

			`"takes care of"`

			`# the one who protects his master will be honored`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "a master will honor the one who protects him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/fig]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fruit]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lord]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honor]]`