9Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.


In Context

6 Better are the wounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an enemy.

7 A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb : and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.

8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.

9 Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

10 Thy own friend, and thy father's friend forsake not: and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy affliction. Better is a neighbour that is near, than a brother afar off.

11 Study wisdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst give an answer to him that reproacheth.

Proverbs 27:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.