...secret love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. ^ _. ^ * . Evil men understand not judgment : but they .that seek the Lord understand all things. •...

...sweet. As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. By wise counsel thou shalt make thy war ; and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. Counsel...

...polished, you may with advantage set in your sermons. § 9. (2.) It will awaken your own spirits. " As iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Experience often proves this.— Lord' s-day evening's conversation is sometimes particularly sweet...

...of pleasure and of gadding abroad often exposes young peo-> 9 pie to tfmfitation and ruin. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart : so [doth] the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty 10 counsel. Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, whom thuu and he have found sincere, forsake...

...edification of the church : many, on those occasions, have witnessed the truth of Solomon's assertion, Iron sharpeneth Iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Prov. xxvii. 17. For my own part, I have thought that his appearance in the congregation was a means...

...a perfume in his hand, and think thereby to conceal it, but growing warm it will until the more* 1? Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend ; friendshi/i if rightly managed is of the greatest use ; wise friends whet one another* minds, and...

...acquired in no other way j and contributes much to establish our opinions, and direct our pursuits. " As iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." Hence, sentiments, incidentally expressed at first, not unfrequently gain a complete ascendency over...

...of society. That this was well known to the wisest of men, is evident from this adage of Solomon : " Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." The want of a proper communication among animal Leyden phials is the cause of the gloom of the solitaire....

...Hear counsel and receive instruction, that thou mayestbe wise in thy latter end. xxvii. 9. Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. Instances of good counsel received 6if Moses Exod. xviii. 19. — by Bathsheba. I Kings i. 12. —...

...for whether he reprove thee, The wounds of a lover are faithful; or whether he advise, As ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel : or whether he exhort ; Iron sharpens iron, so doth a man sharpen the face of his friend ; and all...