King James Version

Proverbs 27:9

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

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שֶׁ֣מֶןshemenoliveשֶׁמֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.וּ֭קְטֹרֶתuqetoretand incenseקְטֹרֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and incense”, the ordinary formH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.יְשַׂמַּֽחyesamachbe gladשָׂמַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.לֵ֑בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וּמֶ֥תֶקumeteqand sweetnessמֶתֶקconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and sweetness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4986figuratively, pleasantness (of discourse)sweetness.רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּreehvbrotherרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “brother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7453an associate (more or less close)brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, [idiom] (an-) other.מֵֽעֲצַתmeatsatfrom adviceעֵצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “from advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.נָֽפֶשׁnafeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μύροις καὶ οἴνοις καὶ θυμιάμασι τέρπεται καρδία, καταῤῥήγνυται δὲ ὑπὸ συμπτωμάτων ψυχή.