Proverbs 27:9-11

International Children’s Bible

⁹ Perfume and oils make you happy.
    And good advice from a friend is sweet.

¹⁰ Don’t forget your friend or your father’s friend.
    Don’t always go to your brother for help when trouble comes.
    A neighbor close by is better than a brother far away.

¹¹ Be wise, my child, and you will make me happy.
    Then I can respond to any insult.