Psalm 104:15
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15 and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
and bread to strengthen the human heart.(A)
Psalm 23:5
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5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.(A)
Ecclesiastes 10:19
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19 Feasts are made for laughter,
wine gladdens life,
and money meets every need.(A)
Judges 9:13
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13 But the vine said to them,
‘Shall I stop producing my wine
that cheers gods and mortals
and go to sway over the trees?’
Ecclesiastes 9:7
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7 Go, eat your bread with enjoyment and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has long ago approved what you do.(A)
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Psalm 92:10
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10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
you have anointed me with fresh oil.
Proverbs 31:6
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6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing
and wine to those in bitter distress;
1 John 2:20
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20 But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge.[a](A)
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- 2.20 Other ancient authorities read you know all things
Hebrews 1:9
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9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;[a]
therefore God, your God, has anointed you
with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”(A)
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- 1.9 Other ancient authorities read wickedness
Ephesians 5:18
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18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,(A)
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Luke 7:46
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46 You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.(A)
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Mark 14:23
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23 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it.(A)
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Zechariah 9:15-17
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15 The Lord of hosts will protect them,
and they shall consume and conquer the slingers;[a]
they shall drink their blood[b] like wine
and be full like a bowl,
drenched like the corners of the altar.(A)
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
for they are the flock of his people,
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.(B)
17 For what goodness and beauty are his!
Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.(C)
Ezekiel 14:13
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13 Mortal, when a land sins against me by acting faithlessly and I stretch out my hand against it and cut off its supply of bread[a] and send famine upon it and cut off from it humans and animals,(A)
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- 14.13 Heb staff of bread
Ezekiel 5:16
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16 when I loose against you[a] my deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will let loose to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon you and cut off your supply of bread.[b](A)
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Ezekiel 4:16
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16 Then he said to me, “Mortal, I am going to cut off the supply of bread[a] in Jerusalem; they shall eat bread by weight and with fearfulness, and they shall drink water by measure and in dismay.(A)
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- 4.16 Heb staff of bread
Jeremiah 31:12
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12 They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion,
and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the Lord,
over the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and over the young of the flock and the herd;
their life shall become like a watered garden,
and they shall never languish again.(A)
Isaiah 3:1
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3 For now the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah
support and staff—
all support of bread
and all support of water—(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:1
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Obey the King and Enjoy Yourself
8 Who is like the wise man?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
Being wise makes one’s face shine,
but arrogance changes one’s face.(A)
Psalm 105:16
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- 105.16 Heb staff of bread
Judges 9:9
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9 The olive tree answered them,
‘Shall I stop producing my rich oil
by which gods and mortals are honored
and go to sway over the trees?’
Deuteronomy 28:40
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40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.
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Deuteronomy 8:3
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3 He humbled you by letting you hunger, then by feeding you with manna, with which neither you nor your ancestors were acquainted, in order to make you understand that one does not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.(A)
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Leviticus 26:26
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26 When I cut off your supply of bread,[a] ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven, and they shall dole out your bread by weight, and though you eat, you shall not be satisfied.(A)
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- 26.26 Heb staff of bread
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