Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with he
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spice
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with
But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the trees?’
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When
And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women fr