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Verse Proverbs 27:9. _OINTMENT AND PERFUME_] Anointing the head and
various parts of the body with aromatic oil is frequent in the East,
and fumigating the beards of the guests at the conclusion of a...
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V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON
In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have
noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the
phrases “My son” and the persona...
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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.
Proverbs 27:4 a...
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HEARTY COUNSEL. counsel of the soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13....
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_by_ Lit. FROM i.e. _proceeding from_, or (as R.V.), _that cometh of_....
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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; whic...
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CHAPTER 27
TEXT Proverbs 27:1-9
1.
Boast not thyself of tomorrow;
For thou knowest now what a day may bring forth.
2.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth;
A stranger, and not th...
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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., sin...
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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 'profus...
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Sweetness of disposition is desirable when it arises, not from mere
emotion, but from a settled purpose of the soul....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 27
V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow.
You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
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We like to smell flowers. We like to smell good food. And many other
smells give joy to us. These smells are beautiful.
And we have great joy when our friends help us. We are glad when their
advice i...
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שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭ קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח ־לֵ֑ב
וּ מֶ֥תֶ
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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 men
ar...
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“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 the original se...
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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 calculated to...
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_And. Septuagint add, " wine and incense....but accidents tear the
soul." (Haydock)_...
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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 ange...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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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 entertainme...
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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 refic...
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_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
true-...
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Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, both of them being used by the
Oriental host in honoring his guests; SO DOTH THE SWEETNESS OF A MAN'S
FRIEND BY HEARTY COUNSEL, if the counsel really proceeds f...
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EXALTATION OF SELF LEADS TO FOLLY...
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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 sec...
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BY HEARTY COUNSEL:
_ Heb._ from the counsel of the soul...
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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 fr...
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Proverbs 27:9 Ointment H8081 perfume H7004 delight H8055 (H8762) heart
H3820 sweetness H4986 friend H7453 hearty H5315
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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 what sh...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence
and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
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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 Jesus...
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PERFUME
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart. Proverbs 27:9.
Do you remember the very first bottle of perfume you ever had? How
proud you were of it! Up till then you had had only an occasional
sp...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 27:7 Each of these four proverbs teaches
an element of wisdom that stands on its own, but they have additional
use when taken together. Verses Proverbs 27:7 and...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 27:5. SECRET LOVE. Zöckler and Hitzig understand this love
to be that “_which from false consideration dissembles, and does not
tell his friend of his faults when it should...
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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, and the...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 27:1
These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in
subject.
PROVERBS 27:1
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
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Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may
bring foRuth (Proverbs 27:1).
Very good. This is, of course, the idea is taken up in the New
Testament book of James. He said, "Go t...
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1 Samuel 23:16; 1 Samuel 23:17; 2 Corinthians 2:15; 2 Corinthians
2:16;...
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE
Proverbs 27:1
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 Testament
w...