Proverbs 27:9-11

World English Bible

⁹ Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart;
    so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
¹⁰ Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
    Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
    A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
¹¹ Be wise, my son,
    and bring joy to my heart,
    then I can answer my tormentor.