Proverbs · Proverbs 27
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
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The verses immediately either side, within Proverbs 27.
Before
8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
After
10Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbour who is near is better than a distant brother.
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