Proverbs 27:9
As oyntment and perfume reioyce the heart, so doeth the sweetenes of a mans friend by hearty counsell.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 wandreth from her nest, so is a man that wandreth from his owne place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the oliue tree said vnto them, Should I leaue my fatnes, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to aduance me aboue ye trees?
1 Kings 1:12Now therefore come, and I will now giue thee counsell, howe to saue thine owne life, and the life of thy sonne Salomon.
Psalms 23:5Thou doest prepare a table before me in the sight of mine aduersaries: thou doest anoynt mine head with oyle, and my cuppe runneth ouer.
Psalms 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart.
Proverbs 7:17I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.
Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.
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 →