The Darby Translation DBY
New International Version NIV
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is [the fruit] of hearty counsel.
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Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and go not into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family, and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster strikes you— better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.
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Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
12 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; the simple pass on, [and] are punished.
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The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
13 Take his garment that is become surety [for] another, and hold him in pledge for a strange woman.
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Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.
14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be reckoned a curse to him.
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If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse.
15 A continual dropping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike:
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A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;
16 whosoever will restrain her restraineth the wind, and his right hand encountereth oil.
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restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.
17 Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that guardeth his master shall be honoured.
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The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19 As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
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