Proverbs 27:9
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 27:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Öl und Räucherwerk erfreuen das Herz, und die Süßigkeit eines Freundes kommt aus dem Rate der Seele.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El ungüento y el perfume alegran el corazón: y el amigo al hombre con el cordial consejo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O óleo e o perfume alegram ao coração; assim é a doçura de um amigo com um conselho sincero.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Perfume e incenso fazem o coração alegrar-se, mas a doçura de um amigo vem de seu conselho sincero.
📖 Proverbs 27:9 in Context
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10Thine 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.
11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
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