Proverbs 27:9

In 11 translations

BSB

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Perfume and incense make the heart glad, || And the sweetness of one’s friend—from counsel of the soul.

YLT

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

DBY

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.

DRC

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

GNV

As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.

JPS

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

LXXE

The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃

LXX-Br

Μύροις καὶ οἴνοις καὶ θυμιάμασι τέρπεται καρδία, καταῤῥήγνυται δὲ ὑπὸ συμπτωμάτων ψυχή.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 16:23–24The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
• Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
• Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
• Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
• Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
• Song of Songs 4:10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
• 2 Corinthians 2:15–16For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified…
• John 12:3Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
• Psalms 133:2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
• Song of Songs 3:6Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
• Psalms 45:7–8You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of…
• Judges 9:9But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
• Song of Songs 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
• Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
• Acts 28:15The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
• Ezra 10:2–4Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel. So now let us make a…

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