53 Bible Verses about Color

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Genesis 30:39

When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

Ezekiel 1:28

like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.

Revelation 17:4

Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.

Genesis 25:25

The first came out reddish all over, like a hairy garment, so they named him Esau.

Isaiah 1:18

Come, let's consider your options," says the Lord. "Though your sins have stained you like the color red, you can become white like snow; though they are as easy to see as the color scarlet, you can become white like wool.

Ezekiel 8:2

As I watched, I noticed a form that appeared to be a man. From his waist downward was something like fire, and from his waist upward something like a brightness, like an amber glow.

Revelation 4:3

And the one seated on it was like jasper and carnelian in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald encircled the throne.

Jeremiah 13:23

But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots?

Ezekiel 16:16

You took some of your clothing and made for yourself decorated high places; you engaged in prostitution on them. You went to him to become his.

Proverbs 23:31

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

Genesis 30:32

Let me walk among all your flocks today and remove from them every speckled or spotted sheep, every dark-colored lamb, and the spotted or speckled goats. These animals will be my wages.

Genesis 37:32

Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."

Revelation 1:15

His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters.

Matthew 5:36

Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

1 Chronicles 29:2

So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

Job 30:30

My skin has turned dark on me; my body is hot with fever.

Ezekiel 1:7

Their legs were straight, but the soles of their feet were like calves' feet. They gleamed like polished bronze.

Numbers 11:7

(Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.

Ezekiel 27:24

They traded with you choice garments, purple clothes and embroidered work, and multicolored carpets, bound and reinforced with cords; these were among your merchandise.

Ezekiel 1:16

The appearance of the wheels and their construction was like gleaming jasper, and all four wheels looked alike. Their structure was like a wheel within a wheel.

Song of Solomon 1:6

Do not stare at me because I am dark, for the sun has burned my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards. Alas, my own vineyard I could not keep!

Song of Solomon 1:5

The Beloved to the Maidens: I am dark but lovely, O maidens of Jerusalem, dark like the tents of Qedar, lovely like the tent curtains of Salmah.

Daniel 10:6

His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd.

Daniel 7:28

"This is the conclusion of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and the color drained from my face. But I kept the matter to myself."

Genesis 37:31

So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

Isaiah 63:2

Why are your clothes red? Why do you look like someone who has stomped on grapes in a vat?

Genesis 37:23

When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.

Ezekiel 1:4

As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north -- an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.

Revelation 21:19

The foundations of the city's wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation is jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Ezekiel 17:3

Say to them: 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'A great eagle with broad wings, long feathers, with full plumage which was multi-hued, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

Numbers 15:38

"Speak to the Israelites and tell them to make tassels for themselves on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and put a blue thread on the tassel of the corners.

Nahum 2:3

The shields of his warriors are dyed red; the mighty soldiers are dressed in scarlet garments. The metal fittings of the chariots shine like fire on the day of battle; the soldiers brandish their spears.

Song of Solomon 5:11

His head is like the most pure gold. His hair is curly -- black like a raven.

Revelation 7:9

After these things I looked, and here was an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands.

Revelation 21:21

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls -- each one of the gates is made from just one pearl! The main street of the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.

Revelation 17:3

So he carried me away in the Spirit to a wilderness, and there I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was full of blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.

Psalm 45:14

In embroidered robes she is escorted to the king. Her attendants, the maidens of honor who follow her, are led before you.

Acts 27:30

Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship's boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,

Leviticus 13:30

the priest is to examine the infection, and if it appears to be deeper than the skin and the hair in it is reddish yellow and thin, then the priest is to pronounce the person unclean. It is scall, a disease of the head or the beard.

Ezekiel 1:26

Above the platform over their heads was something like a sapphire shaped like a throne. High above on the throne was a form that appeared to be a man.

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Zechariah 1:8

I was attentive that night and saw a man seated on a red horse that stood among some myrtle trees in the ravine. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

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Jeremiah 22:14

He says, "I will build myself a large palace with spacious upper rooms." He cuts windows in its walls, panels it with cedar, and paints its rooms red.

Ezekiel 23:14

But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

Topics on Color

Colors, Black

Jude 1:13

wild sea waves, spewing out the foam of their shame; wayward stars for whom the utter depths of eternal darkness have been reserved.

Colors, Blue

Exodus 28:31

"You are to make the robe of the ephod completely blue.

Colors, Purple

Judges 8:26

The total weight of the gold earrings he requested came to seventeen hundred gold shekels. This was in addition to the crescent-shaped ornaments, jewelry, purple clothing worn by the Midianite kings, and the necklaces on the camels.

Colors, Scarlet

2 Samuel 1:24

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

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