Matthew 6:17

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Matthew 6:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible

15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

16 When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

17 But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

18 so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

19 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Ruth 3:3

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

2 Samuel 14:2

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

Daniel 10:2

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

Daniel 10:3

I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.