Proverbs 27:9

World English Bible (2000)

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes;
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
  • John 12:3 : 3 Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.
  • Acts 28:15 : 15 From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God, and took courage.
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; 16 to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
  • Prov 7:17 : 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
  • Prov 15:23 : 23 Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!
  • Prov 16:21 : 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
  • Prov 16:23-24 : 23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.
  • Song 3:6 : 6 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all spices of the merchant?
  • Exod 18:17-24 : 17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. 18 You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone. 19 Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God. 20 You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 22 Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you. 23 If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace." 24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
  • Judg 9:9 : 9 "But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I leave my fatness, with which by me they honor God and man, and go to wave back and forth over the trees?'
  • 1 Sam 23:16-17 : 16 Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 He said to him, "Don't be afraid; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you; and you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you; and that also Saul my father knows."
  • Ezra 10:2-4 : 2 Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, "We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it."
  • Ps 23:5 : 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
  • Ps 45:7-8 : 7 You have loved righteousness, and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows. 8 All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.
  • Ps 104:15 : 15 wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.

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    10Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

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  • Prov 27:16-17
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    16restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

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  • Prov 18:24
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    24A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

  • Prov 27:5-8
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  • Prov 22:11
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  • Prov 17:17-18
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    17A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.

    18A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

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    8Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.

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    1See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!

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    23Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

  • Prov 15:13
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    13A glad heart makes a cheerful face; but an aching heart breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 12:25
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    25Anxiety in a man's heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

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    15wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.

  • Prov 16:24
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    24Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 27:19
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    19As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

  • Prov 15:30
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    30The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.

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    22A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

  • Ps 45:8
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    8All your garments smell like myrrh, aloes, and cassia. Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made you glad.

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    3Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.

  • Prov 17:8-9
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    8A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.

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    1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.

  • Prov 27:14
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    14He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

  • Song 1:12
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    12While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

  • Ps 55:14
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  • Prov 7:17-18
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    10For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

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    16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

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    10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

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    5Don't trust in a neighbor. Don't put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

  • Prov 25:20
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    20As one who takes away a garment in cold weather, or vinegar on soda, so is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

  • Prov 22:18
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    18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Gen 27:27
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    27He came near, and kissed him. He smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him, and said, "Behold, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which Yahweh has blessed.

  • Song 5:13
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    13His cheeks are like a bed of spices with towers of perfumes. His lips are like lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.

  • Prov 22:24
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    24Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:

  • Eccl 11:9
    66%

    9Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

  • Song 4:15
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    15a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, flowing streams from Lebanon. Beloved

  • Eccl 7:3
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    3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.