Proverbs 27:9
שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח ־ לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת ־ נָֽפֶשׁ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
8כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן ־ קִנָּהּ כֵּֽן ־ אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ ׃
Cross References
Judges 9:9וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הַזַּיִת הֶחֳדַלְתִּי אֶת ־ דִּשְׁנִי אֲשֶׁר ־ בִּי יְכַבְּדוּ אֱלֹהִים וַאֲנָשִׁים וְהָלַכְתִּי לָנוּעַ עַל ־ הָעֵצִֽים ׃
1 Kings 1:12וְעַתָּה לְכִי אִיעָצֵךְ נָא עֵצָה וּמַלְּטִי אֶת ־ נַפְשֵׁךְ וְאֶת ־ נֶפֶשׁ בְּנֵךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה ׃
Psalms 23:5תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי ׀ שֻׁלְחָן נֶגֶד צֹרְרָי דִּשַּׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן רֹאשִׁי כּוֹסִי רְוָיָֽה ׃
Psalms 104:15וְיַיִן ׀ יְשַׂמַּח לְֽבַב ־ אֱנוֹשׁ לְהַצְהִיל פָּנִים מִשָּׁמֶן וְלֶחֶם לְֽבַב ־ אֱנוֹשׁ יִסְעָֽד ׃
Proverbs 7:17נַפְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִי מֹר אֲהָלִים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן ׃
Proverbs 16:21לַחֲכַם ־ לֵב יִקָּרֵא נָבוֹן וּמֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יֹסִיף לֶֽקַח ׃
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 →