Mark 14:4
New King James Version
4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted?
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John 12:4-5
New King James Version
4 But one of His disciples, (A)Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, 5 “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for [a]three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
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- John 12:5 About one year’s wages for a worker
Matthew 26:8-9
New King James Version
8 (A)But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”
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Malachi 1:12-13
New King James Version
12 “But you profane it,
In that you say,
(A)‘The table of the [a]Lord is defiled;
And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.’
13 You also say,
‘Oh, what a (B)weariness!’
And you sneer at it,”
Says the Lord of hosts.
“And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick;
Thus you bring an offering!
(C)Should I accept this from your hand?”
Says the Lord.
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- Malachi 1:12 So with Bg.; MT Lord
Ecclesiastes 5:4-8
New King James Version
4 (A)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (B)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
5 (C)Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
6 Do not let your (D)mouth cause your flesh to sin, (E)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your [a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But (F)fear God.
The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (G)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [b]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (H)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
Ecclesiastes 4:4
New King James Version
The Vanity of Selfish Toil
4 Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.
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