Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
Leeser Tanakh
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 away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the olive-tree said unto them, Should I give up my fatness, wherewith through me they honor God and men, and shall I go to be promoted over the trees!
1 Kings 1:12And now come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thy own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5Thou preparest before me a table in the presence of my assailants; thou anointest with oil my head: my cup overfloweth.
Psalms 104:15And wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth information.
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 →