The Meaning of Proverbs 27:9 Explained

Proverbs 27:9

KJV: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

YLT: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

Darby: Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; and the sweetness of one's friend is the fruit of hearty counsel.

ASV: Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

Discover Proverbs 27:9

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 27:9?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 27:9 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 27:9 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 27:9?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Ointment  and perfume  rejoice  the heart:  so [doth] the sweetness  of a man's friend  by hearty  counsel. 

What does Proverbs 27:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 27:1-22 - "hearty Counsel"
The keyword in this paragraph is friends, Proverbs 27:6; Proverbs 27:9-10; Proverbs 27:14; Proverbs 27:17; Proverbs 19:1-29. Friends, according to the original sense of the Hebrew word, are those who delight in each other's companionship. Either they are useful to each other because the one possesses gifts that the other lacks, or they have certain tastes in common.
It is in friendship that we get to know ourselves, as a man sees his face in the mirror of calm water, Proverbs 27:19. We unfold to each other; our friend elicits traits of which we were hardly aware. Our sympathy and tenderness are drawn forth by our friend's troubles, as our laughter flashes out to awaken or to answer his high spirits. We shudder to think what cold and undeveloped beings we should be without the sharpening of friendship, Proverbs 27:17. How sweet human friendships are! Proverbs 27:9. Why not find equal confidence and sweetness in the greatest Friend of all? Of course, there is a friendship "which is wholly hypocritical and worthless." Such a friendship is marked by loud and ostentatious demonstration. See Proverbs 27:14. Ponder Christ's offer, John 15:14-15. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 27

1  observations of self love
5  of true love
11  of care to avoid offenses
23  and of the household care

What do the individual words in Proverbs 27:9 mean?

Ointment and perfume delight the heart and the sweetness of a [man's] friend [gives delight] by counsel hearty
שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־ לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־ נָֽפֶשׁ

שֶׁ֣מֶן  Ointment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
וּ֭קְטֹרֶת  and  perfume 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קְטֹרֶת  
Sense: incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice.
יְשַׂמַּֽח־  delight 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׂמַח  
Sense: to rejoice, be glad.
לֵ֑ב  the  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
וּמֶ֥תֶק  and  the  sweetness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָתֵק  
Sense: sweetness.
רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ  of  a  [man's]  friend 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֵעַ  
Sense: friend, companion, fellow, another person.
מֵֽעֲצַת־  [gives  delight]  by  counsel 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֵצָה 
Sense: counsel, advice, purpose.
נָֽפֶשׁ  hearty 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.

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