Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
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Bible References
Anoint
Ruth 3:3
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.
Daniel 10:2
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks:
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Luke 7:46
My head with oil thou didst not anoint, but she has anointed my feet with myrrh.