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


In Context

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; although the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.

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

10 Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.

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 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 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.