Matthew 13:45
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
Job 28:18
Black corals and crystal will not be mentioned, and wisdom's price [is] more than red corals.
Psalm 4:6-7
Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.
Psalm 39:6-7
Surely a man walks about as a [mere] {shadow}; surely in vain they bustle about. He heaps up [possessions] but does not know who [will] gather them [in].
Proverbs 3:13-18
Happy [is] {the one} who finds wisdom, and one who obtains understanding.
Proverbs 8:10-11
Take my teaching and not silver; may you choose knowledge rather than choice gold.
Proverbs 8:18-20
Fortune and glory [are] with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Ecclesiastes 2:2-12
I said of laughter, "[It is] folly!" and of pleasure, "{What does it accomplish?}"
Ecclesiastes 12:8
"Vanity of vanity!" says the Teacher. "Everything [is] vanity!"
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Now that all has been heard, here is the final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.
Matthew 13:24
He put before them another parable, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Matthew 16:26
For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?
Matthew 22:5
But they paid no attention [and] went away--this one to his own field, that one to his business.