Matthew 11:17

"'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'

1 Kings 1:40

And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.

Isaiah 28:9-13

"To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast?

Isaiah 30:29

You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out 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 to come; send for the skillful women to come;

Jeremiah 31:4

Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,

Luke 15:25

"Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

We

Isaiah 28:9
"To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast?
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.

Piped

Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, "Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.
1 Kings 1:40
And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise.
Isaiah 30:29
You shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as when one sets out to the sound of the flute to go to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Jeremiah 9:17
Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider, and call for the mourning women to come; send for the skillful women to come;
Jeremiah 31:4
Again I will build you, and you shall be built, O virgin Israel! Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines and shall go forth in the dance of the merrymakers.
Luke 15:25
"Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

General references

Proverbs 29:9
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.

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