Matthew 11:17

and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

1 Kings 1:40

All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.

Isaiah 28:9-13

“To whom would He teach knowledge,
And to whom would He interpret the message?
Those just weaned from milk?
Those just taken from the breast?

Isaiah 30:29

You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival,
And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Jeremiah 9:17-20

Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the wailing women, that they may come!

Jeremiah 31:4

“Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines,
And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.

And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder,

Luke 15:25

“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Matthew 11:17

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

We

Isaiah 28:9

1 Corinthians 9:19

Piped

General references

Proverbs 29:9

Bible References

We

“To whom would He teach knowledge,
And to whom would He interpret the message?
Those just weaned from milk?
Those just taken from the breast?

For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.

Piped

All the people went up after him, and the people were playing on flutes and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth shook at their noise.

You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival,
And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Consider and call for the mourning women, that they may come;
And send for the

wailing women, that they may come!

“Again I will build you and you will be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
Again you will take up your tambourines,
And go forth to the dances of the merrymakers.

“Now his older son was in the field, and when he came and approached the house, he heard music and dancing.

General references

When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,

The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.