The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
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Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
Parallel Translations
The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:23–24Psalms 23:5Proverbs 16:21Proverbs 15:23Psalms 104:152 Corinthians 2:15–16Song of Solomon 4:10Song of Solomon 3:6John 12:3Psalms 45:7–8Psalms 133:2Judges 9:9Acts 28:15Exodus 18:17–24Song of Solomon 1:3
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