Luke 7:38
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38 and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil.
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Ecclesiastes 9:8
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8 Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.
Psalm 126:5-6
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5 (A)Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
6 He who continually goes [a]forth weeping,
Bearing [b]seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again [c]with (B)rejoicing,
Bringing his sheaves with him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:6 to and fro
- Psalm 126:6 Lit. a bag of seed for sowing
- Psalm 126:6 with shouts of joy
Psalm 6:6-8
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6 I am weary with my groaning;
[a]All night I make my bed swim;
I drench my couch with my tears.
7 (A)My eye wastes away because of grief;
It grows old because of all my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 6:6 Or Every night
2 Corinthians 7:10-11
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10 For (A)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (B)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (C)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (D)clear in this matter.
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Luke 7:44-46
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44 Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no (A)water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no (B)kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 (C)You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
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Jeremiah 31:9
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9 (A)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (B)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My (C)firstborn.
Genesis 18:4
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4 Please let (A)a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
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John 13:4-5
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4 (A)rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.
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Isaiah 61:3
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3 To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint
Psalm 51:17
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17 (A)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
Ezra 10:1
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Confession of Improper Marriages
10 Now (A)while Ezra was praying, and while he was confessing, weeping, and bowing down (B)before the house of God, a very large assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him from Israel; for the people wept very (C)bitterly.
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James 4:9
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9 (A)Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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