Cross references
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
Proverbs 27:9 has 18 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 16:23–24 (9 votes) and Psalm 23:5 (7 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 13 other books, from Exodus 18 to 2 Corinthians 2.
Which verses does Proverbs 27:9 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Proverbs 16:23–249 votes
The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips. Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
- Psalm 23:57 votes
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Proverbs 16:217 votes
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Psalm 104:154 votes
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- Proverbs 15:234 votes
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
- Song of Solomon 4:103 votes
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- 2 Corinthians 2:15–163 votes
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
- Psalm 45:7–82 votes
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy. All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
- Psalm 133:22 votes
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
- Song of Solomon 3:62 votes
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
- John 12:32 votes
Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
- Judges 9:91 vote
- Song of Solomon 1:31 vote
- Exodus 18:17–240 votes
- 1 Samuel 23:16–170 votes
- Ezra 10:2–40 votes
- Proverbs 7:170 votes
- Acts 28:150 votes
Which verses point to Proverbs 27:9?
The 10 strongest of 16.