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Proverbs 27:9
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

9 Perfume and incense make the heart glad,
    but the soul is torn by trouble.[a]

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  1. 27.9 Gk: Heb the sweetness of a friend is better than one’s own counsel
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Proverbs 27:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible

9 Oil(A) and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:9 LXX reads heart, but the soul is torn up by affliction
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