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 yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your best clothes upon you, and get down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought from there a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not yourself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.
Daniel 10:2
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
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Luke 7:46
My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.