Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anointing » Ointment for » Prepared by the apothecary
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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Apothecary » Ointment of
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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Folly » Of men » General references to
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way. The folly of fools is deception.
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As a dog returns to his vomit so a fool returns to his folly.
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This is the final outcome for fools and their followers who are delighted by what they say:
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The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge. The mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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It is foolishness and shame to answer a matter before you hear it.
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Then I saw that wisdom is better than foolish ways just as the light is better than the dark.
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Folly » A little folly for those who have a good reputation
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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Insects » Flies
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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He sent a swarm of flies that bit them and frogs that ruined them.
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He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats infested their entire territory.
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I warn you that if you refuse, I will punish you by sending flies on you, your officials, and your people. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies. The ground will be covered with them.
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Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Fly
Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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In that day Jehovah will whistle for the flies that are at the distant branches of the Nile River in Egypt and for the bees that are in Assyria.
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At that same time I will cut off the land of Goshen where my people live. No swarms of flies shall be there. / Then you will know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
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Ointment » Not sacred
Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus. After undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes and such things as are needed for making women clean.
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Your good ointment has a pleasing aroma. Your name is like pure ointment. Therefore the maidens do love you.
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How fair is your love, my sister, and my spouse! How much better is your love than wine! The smell of your perfume than all spices!
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You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.
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Hezekiah welcomed the messengers and showed them his wealth. He showed his silver and gold. He also let them look at his spices and perfumes. He even showed all his military equipment. There was nothing in his storerooms or anywhere in his kingdom that he did not show them.
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Dead flies cause the perfumer's oil to smell. A little foolishness does the same for the one with a reputation for wisdom and honor.
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A good name (honor) (renown) (reputation) is better than pleasant ointment and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper. While he was dining a woman with an alabaster vase filled with costly perfume, of pure nard (spikenard), brake it open and poured it over his head. Some were very indignant over this. They asked, What was the purpose of this waste of ointment? This ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii. And the money could have been given to the poor. They scolded her.
Mary took a pound of very precious ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. She wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the odor of the ointment. Judas Iscariot, the disciple who would betray him said: Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred danarii, and given to the poor?