9 Bible Verses about Anointing Oneself

and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart.

Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the LORDand worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!

You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, "Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.