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


In Context

6 Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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

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

10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you- better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

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 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.