Proverbs 27:9
Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
Bible (Bishops')
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
8He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest.
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the Olyue tree sayd vnto them: Should I leaue my fatnesse wherwith by me they honour God and man, & to be promoted ouer the trees?
Proverbs 7:17My bed haue I made to smell of Myrre, Aloes, and Cinamon.
Proverbs 16:21Who so is wyse in heart, shalbe called prudent: and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng.
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 →