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Proverbs 27:9 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Proverbs 27:9 - Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[fn]

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[fn]

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[fn]

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Oil^H8081 and perfume^H7004 make^H8055 the heart^H3820 glad^H8055,

And a [fn]person’s^H5315 advice^H6098 is sweet^H4986 to his friend^H7453.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a [fn]man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Oil^H8081 and incense^H7004 make^H8055 the heart^H3820 glad^H8055,

So counsel^H6098 from the [fn]soul^H5315 is sweet^H4986 to his friend^H7453.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Oil and perfume make the heart glad;

So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Ointment and incense make the heart rejoice, likewise the sweetness of one's friend from sincere counsel.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, but the soul is torn by trouble.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart;

So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

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

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

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

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

unguento et variis odoribus delectatur cor et bonis amici consiliis anima dulcoratur

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

الطِّيبُ وَالْبَخُورُ يُفْرِحَانِ الْقَلْبَ، وَمَسَرَّةُ الصِّدِّيقِ نَاجِمَةٌ عَنِ الْمَشُورَةِ الْمُخْلِصَةِ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵעֲצַת־נָפֶשׁ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

μύροις καὶ οἴνοις καὶ θυμιάμασιν τέρπεται καρδία καταρρήγνυται δὲ ὑπὸ συμπτωμάτων ψυχή

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

اَلدُّهْنُ وَالْبَخُورُ يُفَرِّحَانِ الْقَلْبَ، وَحَلاَوَةُ الصَّدِيقِ مِنْ مَشُورَةِ النَّفْسِ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

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

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

El ungüento y el perfume alegran el corazón: y el amigo al hombre con el cordial consejo.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

El ungüento y el perfume alegran el corazón, Y el cordial consejo del amigo, al hombre.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

膏油與香料、使人心喜悅．朋友誠實的勸教、也是如此甘美。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El aceite y el perfume alegran el corazón; y la dulzura de un amigo, más que el consejo del alma.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

기름과 향이 사람의 마음을 즐겁게 하나니 친구의 충성된 권고가 이와 같이 아름다우니라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

L'huile et les parfums réjouissent le coeur, Et les conseils affectueux d'un ami sont doux.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Das Herz erfreut sich an Salbe und Räuchwerk; aber ein Freund ist lieblich um Rats willen der Seele.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Масть и курение радуют сердце; так сладок [всякому] друг сердечным советом своим.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

El ungüento y el incienso alegran el corazón; así la dulzura del amigo con el consejo del alma.

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(27:9)

Or and so does the sweetness of a friend that comes from his earnest counsel

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