Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. Treasury of Scripture thy garments 2 Samuel 19:24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard... Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold... Revelation 3:4,5 You have a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy... Revelation 7:9,13,14 After this I beheld, and, see, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds... Revelation 16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Revelation 19:8,14 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints... let thy head Ruth 3:3 Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment on you, and get you down to the floor... 2 Samuel 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched there a wise woman, and said to her, I pray you, feign yourself to be a mourner... Daniel 10:3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all... Amos 6:6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. Matthew 6:17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face; Luke 7:46 My head with oil you did not anoint: but this woman has anointed my feet with ointment.
Context Enjoy Your Portion in This Life
7Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works. 8Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. 9Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of the life of your vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all the days of your vanity: for that is your portion in this life, and in your labor which you take under the sun. 10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go. 11I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all. 12For man also knows not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
Douay-Rheims Bible
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.
Darby Bible Translation
Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.
King James Bible
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Young's Literal Translation
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.
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