Proverbs 27:9

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

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

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

Note by…: Heb. from the counsel of the soul

KJV · King James Version

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

WEB · World English Bible

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

ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

Ointment: Proverbs 7:17; Judges 9:9; Psalm 45:7, 8; Psalm 104:15; Psalm 133:2; Song of Songs 1:3; Song of Songs 3:6; Song of Songs 4:10; John 12:3; 2 Corinthians 2:15, 16
so: Proverbs 15:23; Proverbs 16:21, 23, 24; Exodus 18:17–24; 1 Samuel 23:16, 17; Ezra 10:2–4; Acts 28:15