Proverbs 27:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 27:9

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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.

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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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WEB

World English Bible

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 27

⁷ The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

⁸ Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

⁹ Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.

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