Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that leaveth his place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9And it answered: Can I leave my fatness, which both gods and men make use of, to come to be promoted among the trees? Both gods and men make use of... The olive tree is introduced, speaking in this manner, because oil was used both in the worship of the true God, and in that of the false gods, whom the Sichemites served.
1 Kings 1:12Now then, come, take my counsel, and save thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour.
Psalms 104:15Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words, shall attain to greater things.
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 →