Proverbs 27:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”
Proverbs 27:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Proverbs 27:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.”
Proverbs 27:9 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.”
Proverbs 27:9 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.”
Proverbs 27:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.”
Proverbs 27:9 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.”
Proverbs 27:9 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:9 in Context — Proverbs 27
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
10 Thine 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.
11 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.
What Does Proverbs 27:9 Mean?
Proverbs 27:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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