Ecclesiastes 9:8

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Let your clothes always be white, and do not let oil be lacking on your head.

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  • Ps 23:5 : 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
  • Dan 10:3 : 3 I did not eat any rich or desirable food, nor did meat or wine touch my lips. I did not anoint myself at all until the three weeks were over.
  • Amos 6:6 : 6 You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
  • Matt 6:17 : 17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
  • Luke 7:46 : 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.
  • Rev 3:4-5 : 4 Yet you have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. 5 The one who conquers will be clothed in white garments, and I will never blot out their name from the book of life. I will confess their name before my Father and before His angels.
  • Rev 7:9 : 9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
  • Rev 7:13-14 : 13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These people dressed in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?” 14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'
  • Rev 16:15 : 15 Look, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps their clothes with them, so they will not walk around naked and be shamefully exposed.
  • Rev 19:8 : 8 It was granted to her to be clothed in fine linen, bright and clean. For the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
  • Rev 19:14 : 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
  • Ruth 3:3 : 3 Wash, anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
  • 2 Sam 14:2 : 2 So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there. He said to her, "Please act like you are in mourning. Put on mourning clothes and do not anoint yourself with oil. Behave as if you have been mourning for the dead for a long time.
  • 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 The king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king gave him his oath.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 Mordecai went out from the king's presence wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large golden crown, and a robe of fine linen and purple. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

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    8You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy above your companions.

  • Eccl 11:7-10
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    7Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

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  • Prov 5:18-19
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    18May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

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    2It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down onto the collar of his robes.

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  • Matt 6:17
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    17But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

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    18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

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    9She will place a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of splendor.

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    3Let your beauty not be external—such as elaborate hairstyles, the wearing of gold jewelry, or fine clothes.

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  • Ruth 3:3
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    3Wash, anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

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