9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by1 hearty counsel.
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by1 hearty counsel.
10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
aBetter is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
aBetter is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Definitions of words in Proverbs 27:9:
Delight {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Man {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Man {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Ointment {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ointment {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
Other definition entries containing Proverbs 27:9:
Perfume; Perfumer {I.S.B.E.}
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