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Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.
Proverbs 27:9 · Young's Literal Translation
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Proverbs 27:9 in other translations
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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In context
6 Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.
7 A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird wandering from her nest, So is a man wandering from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.
10 Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better is a near neighbour than a brother afar off.
11 Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
12 The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.
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