Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
General references
Bible References
Anoint
Ruth 3:3
Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 14:2
So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a clever woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.
Daniel 10:2
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
General references
Luke 7:46 You didn’t anoint My head with olive oil, but she has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.