Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
8Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9And it responded, ‘How could I abandon my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, and depart to be promoted among the trees?’
1 Kings 1:12Now then, come, accept my counsel, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5He will receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God, his Savior.
Psalms 104:15Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloe, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 16:21Whoever is wise in heart shall be called prudent. And whoever is sweet in eloquence shall attain to what is greater.
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 →