Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Revised Version 1895
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 from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave to and fro over the trees?
1 Kings 1:12Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
Psalms 23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalms 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth 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: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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 →