Matthew 26:8

But when his disciples saw it, they became indignant, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Exodus 5:17

And he replied, Ye are idle, ye are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice unto the LORD.

1 Samuel 17:28-29

And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard when he spoke unto the men, and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why didst thou come down here? And with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the malice of thy heart, for thou art come down that thou might see the battle.

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.

Amos 8:5

saying, When the month is over, we will sell the wheat; and after the sabbath day we will open the storehouse of bread, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit;

Haggai 1:2-4

Thus speaketh the LORD of the hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not yet come, the time to build the house of the LORD.

Malachi 1:7-10

Ye offer polluted bread upon my altar; and ye say, In what have we polluted thee? In that ye say, We die of hunger in the service of the LORD.

Malachi 1:13

And ye say, Behold, what a weariness it is! and ye have rejected it, said the LORD of the hosts; and ye brought that which was stolen or lame or sick and presented an offering: should this be acceptable unto me by your hand? said the LORD.

Mark 14:4

And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

John 12:4-6

Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who should betray him,

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But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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They

1 Samuel 17:28
And Eliab, his eldest brother, heard when he spoke unto the men, and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why didst thou come down here? And with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the malice of thy heart, for thou art come down that thou might see the battle.
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.
Mark 14:4
And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
John 12:4
Then said one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who should betray him,

To

Exodus 5:17
And he replied, Ye are idle, ye are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice unto the LORD.
Amos 8:5
saying, When the month is over, we will sell the wheat; and after the sabbath day we will open the storehouse of bread, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit;
Haggai 1:2
Thus speaketh the LORD of the hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not yet come, the time to build the house of the LORD.
Malachi 1:7
Ye offer polluted bread upon my altar; and ye say, In what have we polluted thee? In that ye say, We die of hunger in the service of the LORD.

General references

Exodus 5:17
And he replied, Ye are idle, ye are idle, therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice unto the LORD.