Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume make the heart glad;
So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.

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, ‘Should I give up my fatness by 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 [into the woods] to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, 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 and refreshed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.

Psalm 45:7-8

You have loved righteousness (virtue, morality, justice) and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, your God, has anointed You
Above Your companions with the oil of jubilation.

Psalm 104:15

And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,
Coming down on the beard,
Even the beard of Aaron,
Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].

Proverbs 7:17

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

Proverbs 15:23

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer,
And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweet speech increases persuasiveness and learning [in both speaker and listener].

Proverbs 16:23-24

The heart of the wise instructs his mouth [in wisdom]
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.

Song of Songs 1:3

“The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing;
Your name is perfume poured out;
Therefore the maidens love you.

Song of Songs 3:6

(The Shulammite Bride)
“What is this coming up from the wilderness
Like [stately] pillars of smoke
Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
With all the fragrant powders of the merchant?”

Song of Songs 4:10

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

John 12:3

Then Mary took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

Acts 28:15

And the brothers and sisters, having heard news about us, came from as far away as the Forum of Appius and Three Inns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was encouraged.

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

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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

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