(A)Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
And a [a]person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 Lit soul’s

Ointments and perfume encourage the heart;
    in a similar way, a friend’s advice is sweet to the soul.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 So MT; LXX reads heart; but through misfortune the soul is torn apart