Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.
World Messianic 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
8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
Cross References
Judges 9:9“But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop producing my oil, with which they honor God and man by me, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?’
1 Kings 1:12Now therefore come, please let me give you counsel, that you may save your own life and your son Solomon’s life.
Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Psalms 104:15wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
Proverbs 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
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 →