Matthew 26:8

But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?

Exodus 5:17

But he said, “You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your insolence and the wickedness of your heart; for you have come down in order to see the battle.”

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Amos 8:5

saying,
“When will the new moon be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And to cheat with dishonest scales,

Haggai 1:2-4

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’”

Malachi 1:7-10

You are presenting defiled food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is to be despised.’

Malachi 1:13

You also say, ‘My, how tiresome it is!’ And you disdainfully sniff at it,” says the Lord of hosts, “and you bring what was taken by robbery and what is lame or sick; so you bring the offering! Should I receive that from your hand?” says the Lord.

Mark 14:4

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

John 12:4-6

But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, *said,

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Matthew 26:8

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

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To

General references

Exodus 5:17

Bible References

They

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is

vanity and striving after wind.

But some were indignantly remarking to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted?

But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, who was intending to betray Him, *said,

To

But he said, “You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘This people says, “The time has not come, even the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’”

You are presenting defiled

food upon My altar. But you say, ‘How have we defiled You?’ In that you say, ‘The table of the Lord is to be despised.’

General references

But he said, “You are lazy, very lazy; therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’