Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
WEB
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
YLT
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend--from counsel of the soul.
DBT
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.