Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Bible References
There
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all travail and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Matthew 26:8
But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
John 12:4
Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who should betray him,
Why
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When thou dost vow a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools; pay that which thou hast vowed.
Malachi 1:12
And ye have profaned it when ye say, We die of hunger at the service of the LORD and when ye speak that his food is contemptible.