Proverbs 27:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. ”

Proverbs 27:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
Proverbs 27:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hearty counsel . counsel of the soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Proverbs 27:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Ointment and perfume - Anointing the head and various parts of the body with aromatic oil is frequ...
Proverbs 27:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ointment and perfume— At the close of a visit in the eastern countries, it is common to sprinkle rose-water, or some other sweet-scented water, on the guests, and to perfume them with aloes wood; w...
Proverbs 27:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. So (doth) the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel - `by counsel of the soul:' i:e....
Proverbs 27:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
Proverbs 27:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ointment and perfume. — Comp. Proverbs 7:17 and note on Proverbs 21:17 .
Proverbs 27:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
Proverbs 27:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Proverbs 27:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
Proverbs 27:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and ang...
Proverbs 27:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart ,.... Meaning not the holy anointing oil for sacred use, or the perfume or incense offered on the altar of incense; but common oil or ointment used at entertai...
Proverbs 27:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Ver. 9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart. ] Sweet ointment, sensum afficit, spiritum ref...
Proverbs 27:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart , &c. “As balsam and fragrant perfumes marvellously refresh and comfort the natural spirits, when they droop and are tired; so doth the very presence of a...
Proverbs 27:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
Proverbs 27:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother...
Proverbs 27:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Rejoice the heart, by increasing and comforting the spirits. No less grateful and pleasant is the company and conversation of a true friend, in respect of his good and faithful counsel, which comes...
Proverbs 27:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 27:8 . Place , rather “ home .” Proverbs 27:9 . This verse is obscurely rendered in the English version. Delitzsch translates “ Oil and frankincense rejoice the heart,...
Proverbs 27:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
Proverbs 27:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Proverbs 27:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exaltation of Self Leads to Folly
Proverbs 27:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 23:16 ; 1 Samuel 23:17 ; 2 Corinthians 2:15 ; 2 Corinthians 2:16 ; Acts 28:15 ; Exodus 18:17-24 ; Ezra 10:2-4 ; John 12:3 ; Judges 9:9 ; Proverbs 15:23 ; Proverbs 16:21 ; Proverb...
Proverbs 27:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...

Proverbs 27:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 27:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 27:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Proverbs 27:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 27:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 27:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 27:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 27:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary