Proverbs 27:9

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

Cross References (18)

  • Proverbs 16:23–24 (10)

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

  • Psalms 23:5 (6)

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

  • Proverbs 16:21 (6)

    The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

  • Proverbs 15:23 (4)

    A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

  • Psalms 104:15 (4)

    wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

  • 2 Corinthians 2:15–16 (3)

    For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

  • Song of Solomon 4:10 (3)

    How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume

  • John 12:3 (2)

    Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with he

  • Psalms 133:2 (2)

    It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.

  • Song of Solomon 3:6 (2)

    Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spice

  • Psalms 45:7–8 (2)

    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with

  • Judges 9:9 (1)

    But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’

  • Song of Solomon 1:3 (0)

    The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

  • Acts 28:15 (0)

    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When

  • 1 Samuel 23:16–17 (0)

    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,

  • Exodus 18:17–24 (0)

    But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

  • Proverbs 7:17 (0)

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

  • Ezra 10:2–4 (0)

    Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women fr