Proverbs

Proverbs 27:9–10

⁹Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,

and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

¹⁰Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend,

and do not go to your brother’s house

in the day of your calamity;

better a neighbor nearby

than a brother far away.

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Proverbs 27:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Oil	שֶׁ֣מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
and incense	וּ֭קְטֹרֶת	ū·qə·ṭō·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
bring joy	יְשַׂמַּֽח־	yə·śam·maḥ-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
to the heart	לֵ֑ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
and the counsel	מֵֽעֲצַת־	mê·‘ă·ṣaṯ-	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of a friend	רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
sweetness	וּמֶ֥תֶק	ū·me·ṯeq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4986 sweetness
to the soul	נָֽפֶשׁ׃	nā·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Proverbs 27:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
forsake	תַּעֲזֹ֗ב	ta·‘ă·zōḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
your friend	רֵֽעֲךָ֨	rê·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
or your father’s	אָבִ֡יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
friend	וְרֵעֶה	wə·rē·ʿɛh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7463 friend
and do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
go	תָּ֭בוֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to your brother’s	אָחִ֗יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
house	וּבֵ֥ית	ū·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
in the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of your calamity	אֵידֶ֑ךָ	’ê·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H343 distress, calamity
better	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
a neighbor	שָׁכֵ֥ן	šā·ḵên	Noun - masculine singular	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
nearby	קָ֝ר֗וֹב	qā·rō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7138 near
than a brother	מֵאָ֥ח	mê·’āḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H251 brother
far away	רָחֽוֹק׃	rā·ḥō·wq	Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far

Cross-references

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Proverbs 27:9 Proverbs 16:23–24 · Psalm 23:5 · Proverbs 16:21 · Psalm 104:15 · Proverbs 15:23 · Song of Solomon 4:10 · 2 Corinthians 2:15–16

Proverbs 27:10 Proverbs 18:24 · Proverbs 17:17 · 1 Kings 12:6–8 · Luke 10:30–37 · Obadiah 1:12–14 · Proverbs 19:7 · 2 Samuel 19:24 · Job 6:21–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.