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Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from mourning when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.
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John 12:3
Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard. It was an expensive perfume. She poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the sweet smell of the perfume.
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Exodus 30:23-28
“ Get some fine spices. Get 12 pounds eight ounces of liquid myrrh. Get six pounds four ounces of sweet- smelling cinnamon and the same amount of sweet- smelling calamus.Also get 12 pounds eight ounces of cassia. All the spices must be weighed out in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. And get a gallon of olive oil.Have a person who makes perfume mix everything into a sacred anointing oil. It will smell sweet.Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting and the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept.Anoint the table for the holy bread and all its things. Anoint the lampstand and the things that are used with it. Anoint the altar for burning incense.Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its tools. And anoint the large bowl together with its stand.
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Song of Solomon 4 10
My bride, your love is so delightful. My sister, your love makes me happier than wine does. Your perfume smells better than any spice.
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Psalms 45:7-8
You love what is right and hate what is evil. So your God has placed you above your companions. He has filled you with joy by pouring the sacred oil on your head.Myrrh and aloes and cassia make all your robes smell good. In palaces decorated with ivory the music played on stringed instruments makes you glad.
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Psalms 45:14
Dressed in beautiful clothes, she is led to the king. Her virgin companions follow her. They have been brought to be with her.
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Psalms 133:2
It’s like the special olive oil that was poured on Aaron’s head. It ran down on his beard and on the collar of his robe.
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Philippians 2:9-10
So God lifted him up to the highest place. God gave him the name that is above every name.When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone will kneel down to worship him. Everyone in heaven and on earth and under the earth will kneel down to worship him.
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Revelation 14:4
They had not committed sexual sins with women. They had kept themselves pure. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among human beings as a first offering to God and the Lamb.
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Isaiah 61:3
He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with olive oil to give them joy instead of sorrow. I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.
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2 Corinthians 11 2
My jealousy for you comes from God himself. I promised to give you to only one husband. That husband is Christ. I wanted to be able to give you to him as if you were a pure virgin.
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Psalms 89:15-16
Blessed are those who have learned to shout praise to you. Lord, they live in the light of your kindness.All day long they are full of joy because of who you are. They celebrate the fact that you do what is right.
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Song of Solomon 5 13
His cheeks are like beds of spice giving off perfume. His lips are like lilies dripping with myrrh.
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Philippians 4:18
I have received my full pay and have more than enough. I have everything I need. That’s because Epaphroditus brought me the gifts you sent. They are a sweet- smelling offering. They are a gift that God accepts. He is pleased with it.
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2 Corinthians 2 14-2 Corinthians 2 16
Give thanks to God! He always leads us as if we were prisoners in Christ’s victory parade. Through us, God spreads the knowledge of Christ everywhere like perfume.God considers us to be the pleasing smell that Christ is spreading. He is spreading it among people who are being saved and people who are dying.To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life. Who is able to do this work?
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Isaiah 9:6-7
A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.
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Matthew 25:1
“ Here is what the kingdom of heaven will be like at that time. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.
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Matthew 1:21-23
She is going to have a son. You must give him the name Jesus. That’s because he will save his people from their sins.”All this took place to bring about what the Lord had said would happen. He had said through the prophet,“ The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.”( Isaiah 7:14) The name Immanuel means“ God with us.”
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Song of Solomon 3 6
“ Who is this man coming up from the desert like a column of smoke? He smells like myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the trader.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.
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Exodus 34:5-7
Then the Lord came down in the cloud. He stood there with Moses and announced his name, the Lord.As he passed in front of Moses, he called out. He said,“ I am the Lord, the Lord. I am the God who is tender and kind. I am gracious. I am slow to get angry. I am faithful and full of love.I continue to show my love to thousands of people. I forgive those who do evil. I forgive those who refuse to obey me. And I forgive those who sin. But I do not let guilty people go without punishing them. I cause the sins of the parents to affect their children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren.”
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Exodus 33:12
Moses said to the Lord,“ You have been telling me,‘ Lead these people.’ But you haven’t let me know whom you will send with me. You have said,‘ I know your name. I know all about you. And I am pleased with you.’
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Song of Solomon 6 8
There might be 60 queens and 80 concubines. There might be more virgins than anyone can count.
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Song of Solomon 5 5
I got up to open the door for my love. My hands dripped with myrrh. It flowed from my fingers onto the handles of the lock.
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Exodus 33:19
The Lord said,“ I will make all my goodness pass in front of you. And I will announce my name, the Lord, in front of you. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy. And I will show love to those I love.
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Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense bring joy to your heart. And the sweetness of a friend comes from their honest advice.