Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice, 1 but the sweetness of a friend comes from his sincere counsel. + 27:9 Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
8Like a bird that wanders from its nest 1 is a man who strays from where he lives. 1
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I give up my oil, which is used to honor gods and mankind, so I may go return, just to sway over the other trees?'
1 Kings 1:12Now therefore let me give you advice, so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; 1 you have anointed my head with oil; 1 my cup runs over. 1
Psalms 104:15He makes wine to make man happy, 1 oil to make his face shine, 1 and food to sustain his life. 1
Proverbs 7:17I have sprinkled my bed 1 with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 1
Proverbs 16:21The one who is wise in heart is called discerning 1 and sweetness of speech improves the ability to teach. 1
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 →