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Prov. 27:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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from the counsel of the soul.

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Ointment.

Prov. 7:17• ¹⁷I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (Prov. 7:17)

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Judg. 9:9• ⁹And the olive-tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to wave over the trees? (Judg. 9:9)

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Psa. 45:7‑8• ⁷Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness; therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy companions.
⁸Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. (Psa. 45:7‑8)

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Psa. 104:15• ¹⁵And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making his face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart. (Psa. 104:15)

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Psa. 133:2• ²Like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, upon Aaron's beard, that ran down to the hem of his garments; (Psa. 133:2)

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Song of Sol. 1:3• ³Thine ointments savour sweetly; Thy name is an ointment poured forth: Therefore do the virgins love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:3)

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Song of Sol. 3:6• ⁶Who is this, she that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? … (Song of Sol. 3:6)

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Song of Sol. 4:10• ¹⁰How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine ointments than all spices! (Song of Sol. 4:10)

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John 12:3• ³Mary therefore, having taken a pound of ointment of pure nard of great price, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. (John 12:3)

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2 Cor. 2:15‑16• ¹⁵For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:
¹⁶to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who is sufficient for these things? (2 Cor. 2:15‑16)

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Prov. 15:23• ²³A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it! (Prov. 15:23)

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Prov. 16:21,23‑24• ²¹The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
²³The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning.
²⁴Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. (Prov. 16:21,23‑24)

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Ex. 18:17‑24• ¹⁷And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
¹⁸Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.
¹⁹Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before God;
²⁰and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
²¹But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
²²that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be that they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten the task on thee, and they shall bear it with thee.
²³If thou do this thing, and God command thee so, thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
²⁴And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. (Ex. 18:17‑24)

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1 Sam. 23:16‑17• ¹⁶And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
¹⁷And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows. (1 Sam. 23:16‑17)

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Ezra 10:2‑4• ²And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
³And now 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 that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
⁴Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. (Ezra 10:2‑4)

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Acts 28:15• ¹⁵And thence the brethren, having heard about us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae, whom when Paul saw, he thanked God and took courage. (Acts 28:15)

by hearty counsel.

Heb. from the counsel of the soul.

• Loving, solicitous counsel on the part of a true friend is as refreshing and stimulating to the soul as oil and perfume are to the body. In a warm, dry atmosphere and an enervating climate like that of Palestine, it was, and is, very soothing and invigorating to be anointed with oil. (“Proverbs Twenty-Seven” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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