Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
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Proverbs 7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.

Judges 9:9
But the olive tree replied, 'Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?'

Psalm 45:7, 8
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has placed you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy. . . .

Psalm 104:15
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine and bread that sustains his heart.

Psalm 133:2
It 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 Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

Song of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 4:10
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride. Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

John 12:3
Then 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.

2 Corinthians 2:15, 16
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. . . .

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Exodus 18:17-24
But Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good. . . .

1 Samuel 23:16, 17
And Saul's son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God, . . .

Exodus 18:17-24
But Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good. . . .

1 Samuel 23:16, 17
And Saul's son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God, . . .

Ezra 10:2-4
Then 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. . . .

Acts 28:15
The 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.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel is sweet to his friend.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

International Standard Version
Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As oil and fragrances give joy to the heart, so is he that is sweet to his neighbor in the counsel of his soul.
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