Proverbs 27:9

Tree of Life Version

As ointment and perfume gladden the heart, so the sweetness of one’s friend comes from his sincere counsel.

Cross References

1 Kings 1:12

Now come, please let me give you advice. Save your own life and the life of your son Solomon!

Psalm 104:15

wine that makes man’s heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains man’s heart.

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard —Aaron’s beard— coming down on the collar of his robes.

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous strike me— it is kindness. Let him correct me— it is oil on my head —my head will not refuse it. Yet still my prayer is against their wickedness.

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.

Proverbs 15:23

A person has joy in an appropriate answer— how good is a timely word.

Proverbs 16:21

The wise in heart is called discerning, and sweetness of lips increases persuasiveness.

Proverbs 7:17

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Song of Solomon 1:3

Your ointments have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is poured out like perfume. No wonder maidens love you!

Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this—she who is coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with every powder of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils better than all spices!

John 12:3

Then Miriam took a pound of very expensive oil of pure nard and anointed Yeshua’s feet, and she wiped His feet dry with her hair. Now the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

Acts 28:15

Now the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and took courage.

Judges 9:9

But the olive tree said to them, ‘Should I stop yielding my oil, that honors God and man, and go wave over the trees?’