Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume. — Comp. Proverbs 7:17 and note on Proverbs 21:17.

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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 t...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hearty counsel . counsel of the soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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 va...
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...
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...
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 f...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sweetness of disposition is desirable when it arises, not from mere emotion, but from a settled purpose of the soul.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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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 hear...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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 ari...
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'...
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 res...
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 tr...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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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 per...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exaltation of Self Leads to Folly
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 27:9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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