Proverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Young's Literal Translation
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 wandering from her nest, So [is] a man wandering from his place.
Cross References
Judges 9:9And the olive saith to them, Have I ceased from my fatness, by which they honour gods and men, that I have gone to stagger over the trees?
1 Kings 1:12and now, come, let me counsel thee, I pray thee, and deliver thy life, and the life of thy son Solomon;
Psalms 23:5Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!
Psalms 104:15And wine — it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread — the heart of man it supporteth.
Proverbs 7:17I sprinkled my bed — myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 16:21To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of 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 →