KJV King James Version
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
WEB World English Bible
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
ASV American Standard Version
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 27
6 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful.
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
12 A prudent [man] foreseeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [but] the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
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Proverbs 16:23-24The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.Psalm 23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.Proverbs 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!Psalm 104:15And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart.Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!2 Corinthians 2:15-16For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:Song of Solomon 3:6Who [is] this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?Psalm 45:7-8Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Psalm 133:2[It is] like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, [even] Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;Judges 9:9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?1 Samuel 23:16-17And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.Exodus 18:17-24And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.Ezra 10:2-4And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.Song of Solomon 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name [is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
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