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 labor, and every right work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Matthew 26:8
But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?
John 12:4
Then said one of His disciples (Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was to betray Him)
Why
Ecclesiastes 5:4
When you vow a vow to God, do not wait to pay it. For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you have vowed.
Malachi 1:12
But you are profaning it when you say, The table of Jehovah, it is polluted; and its fruit, His food, is to be despised.