Proverbs 27:9
“Oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart: so doeth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell.”
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Proverbs 27:9 Context
7The full soule loatheth an honie combe: but to the hungry soule euery bitter thing is sweete. 8As a bird that wandreth from her nest: so is a man that wandreth from his place. 9Oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart: so doeth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell. 10Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake not; neither goe in to thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off. 11My sonne, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answere him that reprocheth me.
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
- King James Version
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend `that cometh' of hearty counsel.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
- Basic English Bible
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
- Darby Bible
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
- Webster's Bible
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
- World English Bible
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible