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Oilשֶׁמֶןand incenseוּקְטֹרֶתmake gladיְשַׂמַּחthe heart,לֵבandוּthe sweetnessמֶתֶקof one’s friendרֵעֵהוּis more than the counselמֵעֲצַתof the soul.נָפֶשׁ
Proverbs 27:9
Study it in the app“Oil and incense make glad the heart, and the sweetness of one’s friend is more than the counsel of the soul.”
A friend's sweetness gladdens; don't forsake him; a near neighbor beats a far brotherFriendship
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 27:9, word by word
- Oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- and incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret
incense
Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.
Where else “ketoret” appears- make gladיְשַׂמַּחyesamach
gladden
To make someone feel glad and cheered.
Where else “yesamach” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- the sweetnessמֶתֶקmetek
sweetness
Sweetness; the pleasantness of words.
Where else “metek” appears- of one’s friendרֵעֵree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears- is more than the counselעֲצַתatsat
counsel
What is said to someone to help him decide what to do.
Where else “atsat” appears- of the soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears
The context
8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.
9 · This verse (above)
10Your friend and your father’s friend do not abandon; and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.