9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:9
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 9
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Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןH8081Noun - masculine singularand incenseוּ֭קְטֹרֶתH7004Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularbring joyיְשַׂמַּֽח־H8055Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularto the heartלֵ֑בH3820Noun - masculine singularand the counselמֵֽעֲצַת־H6098Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructof a friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular[is] sweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקH4986Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructto the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃H5315Noun - feminine singular