And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought from there a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not yourself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
Ecclesiastes 9:8 - King James 2000 Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let your garments be always white [with purity], and let your head not lack [the] oil [of gladness]. American Standard Version (1901) Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. Common English Bible Let your garments always be white; don’t run short of oil for your head. Catholic Public Domain Version Let your garments be white at all times, and let not oil be absent from your head. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head. |
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought from there a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray you, pretend to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not yourself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.
I ate no pleasant food, neither came meat nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of saints.
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your best clothes upon you, and get down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have finished eating and drinking.