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
Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Matthew 26:8
And when the disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, "Why this waste?
John 12:4
But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said,

Why

Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.
Malachi 1:12
But you profane it when you say that the Lord's table is polluted, and its fruit, that is, its food may be despised.

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