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


In Context

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.

Proverbs 27:9 in Other Translations

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:9Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

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.