Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
In Context
8Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the olive-tree said to them, Am I to give up my wealth of oil, by which men give honour to God, and go waving over the trees?
1 Kings 1:12So now, let me make a suggestion, so that you may keep your life safe and the life of your son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5You make ready a table for me in front of my haters: you put oil on my head; my cup is overflowing.
Psalms 104:15And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
Proverbs 7:17I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.
Proverbs 16:21The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:9
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Note, 1. There are many that do not know when they are well off, but are uneasy with their present condition, and given to change. God, in his providence, has appointed them a place fit for them and has made it comfortable to them; but they affect unsettledness; they love to wander; they are glad of a pretence to go abroad, and do not care for staying long at a place; they needlessly absent themselves from their own work and care,… Read the whole commentary →