Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;

General references

Bible References

Gold

Esther 3:10
Then the king took his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.
Esther 8:2
The king took off his signet ring which he had taken away from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
Luke 15:22
But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet;

Goodly

Genesis 27:15
Then Rebekah took the best garments of Esau her elder son, which were with her in the house, and put them on Jacob her younger son.
Matthew 11:8
But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ palaces!

In vile

Isaiah 64:6
For all of us have become like one who is unclean,
And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment;
And all of us wither like a leaf,
And our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.
Zechariah 3:3
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and standing before the angel.

General references

Matthew 23:6
They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues,
Mark 12:39
and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets,