Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Anointing » Of the body
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.
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.
Now when every maiden's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after she had been there twelve months, according to the regulations for the women, (for so were the days of their beautification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes, and with other preparations for beautifying women;)
But my horn shall you exalt like the horn of a wild ox: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.
Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.
Because of the fragrance of your good ointments your name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love you.
How fair is your love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is your love than wine! and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices!
And you went to the king with ointment, and did increase your perfumes, and did send your messengers far off, and did debase yourself even unto sheol.
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, but you shall not anoint yourself with oil; and make sweet wine, but shall not drink wine.
Contention » Contentious people
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Whosoever restrains her restrains the wind, or grasps oil with his right hand.
Family » Infelicity in
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a beautiful woman who is without discretion.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted ox with hatred.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a whole house.
A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Whosoever restrains her restrains the wind, or grasps oil with his right hand.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that makes ashamed is like rottenness in his bones.
Every wise woman builds her house: but the foolish plucks it down with her hands.
Women » Contentious women
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
A continual dripping on a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Whosoever restrains her restrains the wind, or grasps oil with his right hand.