World English Bible
Proverbs 27:9
“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 27
7
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
8
As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
10
Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.
11
Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, then I can answer my tormentor.