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Proverbs 27:9-11
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 27:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 Perfume and incense gladden the heart,
and friendship’s sweetness comforts the soul.[a]
10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your father,
and do not run to your brother’s house when troubles befall you;
far better is a friend nearby
than a brother who is far away.
11 Acquire wisdom, my son, and gladden my heart,
so that I may rebut anyone who insults me.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:9 Friendship’s sweetness comforts the soul: see Prov 16:21, 24.