Proverbs

Proverbs 27:9

⁹Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,

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

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.