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Proverbs 27:9–10

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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
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From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 16:23–24Rank 1 from verse 9
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    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

    24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  2. Proverbs 16:21Rank 2 from verse 9
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    21The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

  3. Psalms 23:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

  4. Proverbs 15:23Rank 4 from verse 9
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    23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

  5. Psalms 104:15Rank 5 from verse 9
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    15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

  6. 2 Corinthians 2:15–16Rank 6 from verse 9
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    15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:

    16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

  7. Song of Solomon 4:10Rank 7 from verse 9
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    10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

  8. John 12:3Rank 8 from verse 9
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    3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

  9. Psalms 133:2Rank 9 from verse 9
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    2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

  10. Psalms 45:7–8Rank 10 from verse 9
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    7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

    8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  11. Song of Solomon 3:6Rank 11 from verse 9
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    6¶ Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

  12. Judges 9:9Rank 12 from verse 9
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    9But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

  13. Song of Solomon 1:3Rank 13 from verse 9
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    3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

  14. 1 Samuel 23:16–17Rank 14 from verse 9
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    16¶ And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

    17And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.

  15. Acts 28:15Rank 15 from verse 9
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    15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

  16. Exodus 18:17–24Rank 16 from verse 9
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    17And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

    18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

    19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

    20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

    21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

    22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

    23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

    24So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

  17. Ezra 10:2–4Rank 17 from verse 9
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    2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

    3Now 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 that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

    4Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.

  18. Proverbs 7:17Rank 18 from verse 9
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    17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

From verse 10

  1. Proverbs 18:24Rank 1 from verse 10
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    24A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  2. Proverbs 17:17Rank 2 from verse 10
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    17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  3. 1 Kings 12:6–8Rank 3 from verse 10
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    6¶ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

    7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

    8But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

  4. Luke 10:30–37Rank 4 from verse 10
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    30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

    31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

    32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.

    33But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,

    34And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

    35And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.

    36Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves?

    37And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

  5. Obadiah 1:12–14Rank 5 from verse 10
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    12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

    14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

  6. Proverbs 19:7Rank 6 from verse 10
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    7All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.

  7. 2 Samuel 19:24Rank 7 from verse 10
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    24¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.

  8. Job 6:21–23Rank 8 from verse 10
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    21For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.

    22Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?

    23Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?

  9. 2 Chronicles 10:6–8Rank 9 from verse 10
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    6¶ And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

    7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

    8But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

  10. 2 Samuel 21:7Rank 10 from verse 10
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    7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

  11. 2 Chronicles 24:22Rank 11 from verse 10
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    22Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The Lord look upon it, and require it.

  12. 2 Samuel 19:28Rank 12 from verse 10
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    28For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

  13. Acts 23:12Rank 13 from verse 10
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  14. Acts 23:23–35Rank 14 from verse 10
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    23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

    24And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

    25And he wrote a letter after this manner:

    26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

    27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

    28And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

    29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

    30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

    31Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

    32On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

    33Who, when they came to Cæsarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

    34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

    35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.

  15. Isaiah 41:8–10Rank 15 from verse 10
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    8But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

    9Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

    10¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  16. Jeremiah 2:5Rank 16 from verse 10
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    5¶ Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

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Proverbs 27:9

COMBINED MEANING

perfume

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Sense 1: A fragrant substance or scent. Sense 2: To scent or impregnate with fragrant odours.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

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heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

counsel

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1. A purpose, plan, design, or settled decision. 2. Advice, guidance, or direction. 3. Wisdom, judgment, or understanding for determining a course. 4. As a verb, to advise, direct, or recommend a course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 27:10

COMBINED MEANING

friend

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One joined to another by affection, goodwill, or alliance; to support or befriend.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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forsake

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To leave, abandon, desert, reject, renounce, cease following, or withdraw from a person, place, way, command, duty, affection, or former course.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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COMBINED MEANING

brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

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27:10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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27:11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

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