Matthew 6:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:20

Then David rose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went into the house of the Lord and worshiped; he then went to his own house, and when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

2 Samuel 14:2

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

Ecclesiastes 9:8

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

Ruth 3:3

Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.