Ecclesiastes 9:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.

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  • Ps 23:5 : 5 You make ready a table for me in front of my haters: you put oil on my head; my cup is overflowing.
  • Dan 10:3 : 3 I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 Drinking wine in basins, rubbing themselves with the best oils; but they have no grief for the destruction of Joseph.
  • Matt 6:17 : 17 But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;
  • Luke 7:46 : 46 You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.
  • Rev 3:4-5 : 4 But you have some names in Sardis who have kept clean their robes; and as a reward they will go in white with me. 5 He who overcomes will be dressed in white, and I will not take his name from the book of life, and I will give witness to his name before my Father, and before his angels.
  • Rev 7:9 : 9 After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,
  • Rev 7:13-14 : 13 And one of the rulers made answer, saying to me, These who have on white robes, who are they, and where did they come from? 14 And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 (See, I come as a thief. Happy is he who is watching and keeps his robes, so that he may not go unclothed, and his shame be seen.)
  • Rev 19:8 : 8 And to her it was given to be clothed in delicate linen, clean and shining: for the clean linen is the righteousness of the saints.
  • Rev 19:14 : 14 And the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.
  • Ruth 3:3 : 3 So take a bath, and, after rubbing your body with sweet oil, put on your best robe, and go down to the grain-floor; but do not let him see you till he has come to the end of his meal.
  • 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:
  • 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

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  • Prov 5:18-19
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    2 It is like oil of great price on the head, flowing down over the face, even Aaron's face: coming down to the edge of his robe;

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    25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.

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    15 Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

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    17 But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean;

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    18 If you are wise you will get from me gold tested by fire, so that you may have true wealth; and white robes to put on, so that your shame may not be seen; and oil for your eyes, so that you may see.

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    9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.

  • 1 Pet 3:3
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    3 Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

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    40 Your land will be full of olive-trees, but there will be no oil for the comfort of your body; for your olive-tree will give no fruit.

  • Ruth 3:3
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    3 So take a bath, and, after rubbing your body with sweet oil, put on your best robe, and go down to the grain-floor; but do not let him see you till he has come to the end of his meal.

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    9 Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints give cries of joy.

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    15 And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

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    15 So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

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    17 And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

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    9 For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.

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    12 And I put a ring in your nose and ear-rings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

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    3 I have put off my coat; how may I put it on? My feet are washed; how may I make them unclean?

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    35 Be ready, dressed as for a journey, with your lights burning.

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    10 How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

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    9 Then I had you washed with water, washing away all your blood and rubbing you with oil.

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    7 Then take the oil and put it on his head.

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    19 Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

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    17 For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.

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    2 You will have the fruit of the work of your hands: happy will you be, and all will be well for you.

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    7 You are all fair, my love; there is no mark on you.