Proverbs 27:9

The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.

Brenton Septuagint

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 when a bird flies down from its own nest, so a man is brought into bondage whenever he estranges himself from his own place.

10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; and when thou art in distress go not into thy brother's house: better is a friend that is near than a brother living far off.

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Cross References

Judges 9:9But the olive said to them, Shall I leave my fatness, with which men shall glorify God, and go to be + 9:9 Gr. moved.promoted over the trees?

1 Kings 1:12And now come, let me, I pray, give thee counsel, and thou shalt rescue 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 104:15saying, Touch not my anointed ones; and do my prophets no harm.

Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.

Proverbs 16:21Men call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

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 →

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