Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.

Bible References

General references

Ruth 3:3
Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a clever woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Psalm 104:15
wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.
Daniel 10:3
I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
Amos 6:6
They drink wine by the bowlful
and anoint themselves with the finest oils
but do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap;
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.
Matthew 6:17
But when you fast, put oil on your head, and wash your face,

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