13 Bible Verses about Precious

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Job 28:10

He cuts out channels among the rocks, and his eye sees every precious thing.

Luke 7:2

And a certain centurion's bondman faring badly was going to perish, who was esteemed by him.

1 Peter 2:4

Coming to whom, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but with God chosen, precious,

1 Peter 2:6

It is therefore contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner stone, chosen, precious. And he who believes in him will, no, not be shamed.

1 Peter 2:7

To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,

Psalm 72:14

He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. And their blood will be precious in his sight,

Psalm 139:17

How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

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Children » Precious » Esteemed highly

Psalm 127:4-5

As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons of youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Christ » Precious » Preeminence of

Hebrews 8:6

But now he has obtained a superior ministry, by so much as he is also the mediator of a superior covenant, which has been enacted upon superior promises.

Revelation 1:11

saying, What thou see, write in a book and send to the seven congregations: to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.

John 3:31

He who comes from above is above all things. He who is of the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all things.

Christ » Precious » The fairest among ten thousand

Christ » Precious » The only foundation

Christ » Precious » Paul's estimate of

Christ » Precious » A jewel beyond compare

Matthew 13:46

Who, having found one very valuable pearl, after departing, sold all, as many things as he had, and bought it.

Christ » Precious » Priceless to believers

1 Peter 2:7

To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,

Christ » Precious » The only saviour

Church » For other leaders » Precious

Zechariah 9:16

And LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people, [as] for the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness. He compassed him about. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.

Church » Body of Christ » Precious

Zechariah 9:16

And LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people, [as] for the stones of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness. He compassed him about. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.

death » Of the righteous » Precious

Dying » Of the righteous » Precious

Faith » In Christ is » Precious

Fruits » Divided into » Precious

Deuteronomy 33:14

and for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the growth of the moons,

Gold » Described as » Precious

Ezra 8:27

and twenty bowls of gold, of a thousand darics, and two vessels of fine bright brass, precious as gold.

Isaiah 13:12

I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Precious

Redemption » Described as » Precious

The righteous » Seed of death of » Precious

The scriptures » Described as » Precious

Psalm 19:10

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

Stones » Precious » Exported from sheba

1 Kings 10:2

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices, and very much gold, and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she conversed with him of all that was in her heart.

Ezekiel 27:22

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

1 Kings 10:10

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones. There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:9-10

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones. Neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. And also the servants of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

Stones » Precious » In the breastplate and ephod

Exodus 28:9-21

And thou shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel: six of their names on the one stone, and the names of the six that remain on the other stone, according to their birth. With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, thou shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the sons of Israel. Thou shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold. read more.
And thou shall put the two stones upon the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the sons of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. And thou shall make settings of gold, and two chains of pure gold, like cords shall thou make them, of wreathen work. And thou shall put the wreathen chains on the settings. And thou shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skilful workman. Thou shall make it like the work of the ephod: of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, thou shall make it. It shall be foursquare [and] double, a span shall be the length of it, and a span the breadth of it. And thou shall set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row, and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond, and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst, and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be enclosed in gold in their settings. And the stones shall be according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one according to his name; they shall be for the twelve tribes.

Exodus 39:6-14

And they wrought the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. And he put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, to be stones of memorial for the sons of Israel, as LORD commanded Moses. And he made the breastplate, the work of the skilful workman, like the work of the ephod, of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. read more.
It was foursquare. They made the breastplate double; a span was the length of it, and a span the breadth of it, being double. And they set four rows of stones in it. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row, and the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond, and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst, and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in enclosures of gold in their settings. And the stones were according to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, each one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

Stones » Precious » In the crowns of kings

2 Samuel 12:30

And he took the crown of their king from off his head. And the weight of it was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones. And it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceedingly much.

1 Chronicles 20:2

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set upon David's head, and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceedingly much.

Stones » Precious » Seen in the foundation of the new jerusalem in john's apocalyptic vision

Revelation 21:19-20

And the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second, sapphire, the third, chalcedony, the fourth, emerald, the fifth, sardonyx, the sixth, sardius, the seventh, chrysolite, the eighth, beryl, the ninth, topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh, jacinth, the twelfth, amethyst.

Stones » Precious » Partial catalogue of

Ezekiel 28:13

Thou were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold. The workmanship of t

Stones » Precious » Ophir

1 Kings 10:11

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees and precious stones.

Stones » Precious » Voluntary offerings of, by the israelites for the breastplate and ephod

Exodus 35:27

And the rulers brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate,

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