“Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.”
Proverbs 27:9 (BSB)
Context Reading
7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. 8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home. 9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul. 10Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away. 11Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.