Matthew 26:8

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

Exodus 5:17

But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to 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 came you down here? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the insolence of your heart; for you are come down that you might see the battle.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.

Amos 8:5

Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

Haggai 1:2-4

Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.

Malachi 1:7-10

You offer polluted bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

Malachi 1:13

You said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and you have sneered at it, says the LORD of hosts; and you brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus you brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? says 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 would 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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Bible References

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 came you down here? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the insolence of your heart; for you are come down that you might see the battle.
Ecclesiastes 4:4
Again, I considered all toil, and every skillful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This is also vanity and grasping after the wind.
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 would betray him,

To

Exodus 5:17
But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Amos 8:5
Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?
Haggai 1:2
Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.
Malachi 1:7
You offer polluted bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

General references

Exodus 5:17
But he said, you are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.