Proverbs 27:9

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Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

Exodus 18:17-24

Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good.

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’

1 Samuel 23:16-17

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

Psalm 23:5

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.

Psalm 45:7-8

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

Psalm 104:15

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s heart.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Even Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the edge of his robes.

Proverbs 7:17

“I have sprinkled my bed
With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy in an apt answer,
And how delightful is a timely word!

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 16:23-24

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Song of Songs 1:3

“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is like purified oil;
Therefore the maidens love you.

Song of Songs 3:6

“What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like columns of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?

Song of Songs 4:10

“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
And the fragrance of your oils
Than all kinds of spices!

John 12:3

Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Acts 28:15

And the brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Proverbs 27:9

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

Ointment

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

Ointment

“I have sprinkled my bed
With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

But the olive tree said to them, ‘Shall I leave my fatness with which God and men are honored, and go to wave over the trees?’

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,

So that he may make his face glisten with oil,

And food which sustains man’s heart.

It is like the precious oil upon the head,
Coming down upon the beard,
Even Aaron’s beard,
Coming down upon the edge of his robes.

“Your oils have a pleasing fragrance,
Your name is like purified oil;
Therefore the

maidens love you.

“

What is this coming up from the wilderness

Like columns of smoke,
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all scented powders of the merchant?

“How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride!
How much better is your love than wine,
And the fragrance of your oils
Than all kinds of spices!

Mary then took a pound of very costly perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

General references

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tongue speaks justice.