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Proverbs 27:9

Proverbs 27:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Ointment: Proverbs 7:17; Judges 9:9; Psalms 45:7-8, Psalms 104:15, Psalms 133:2; Song of Solomon 1:3, Song of Solomon 3:6, Song of Solomon 4:10; John 12:3; 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

so: Proverbs 15:23, Proverbs 16:21, Proverbs 16:23-24; Exodus 18:17-24; 1 Samuel 23:16-17; Ezra 10:2-4; Acts 28:15

by hearty counsel: Heb. from the counsel of the soul

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