5 Bible Verses about Silver

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Revelation 18:11-12

"And the [wholesale] merchants of the earth cry and mourn over her, for no one buys their cargoes [of goods] anymore: goods made of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, expensive linen, purple [cloth], silk and scarlet [cloth]. [No one buys their] scented wood products, their articles made from ivory and expensive woods [i.e., furniture], their articles of brass, iron and marble.

Acts 19:24

[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.

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Commerce » Articles of » Silver

Revelation 18:12

goods made of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, expensive linen, purple [cloth], silk and scarlet [cloth]. [No one buys their] scented wood products, their articles made from ivory and expensive woods [i.e., furniture], their articles of brass, iron and marble.

Idol » Made of » Silver

Metals » Mentioned in scripture » Silver

Pillars » Made of » Silver

Silver » Symbolical

Silver » Vessels of

Silver » Made into » Sockets for the boards of the tabernacle

More verses: Exodus 36:30

Silver » For ornamentation of, and in the manufacture of, the utensils for the tabernacle

Silver » Used for money

Acts 19:19

And a large number of them, who had been involved in occultic practices, brought their books [on the occult] and began burning them publicly. When they calculated the cost [of the books] it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. [Note: The actual amount was approximately years of a farm laborer's pay, or more than

Matthew 10:9

Do not take [any] gold, silver or copper [coinage] in your money belts,

Mark 14:11

And when they [i.e., the leading priests] realized this, they were very pleased and promised to give him money. So, Judas began looking for a convenient way to turn Jesus over to these Jewish leaders.

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What would you give me if I turned Jesus over to you?" And they weighed out thirty silver coins [Note: This amount was equivalent to about five months of a farm laborer's wages, or approximately $7,000 in 1994], and promised [See Mark 14:11] to give him that much money.

Silver » Very abundant in the reign of solomon

Silver » General references to

Silver » Refining of

Silver » The price of Christ's betrayal

Acts 1:18

(Now this man [Judas] paid for [in a sense] a [burial] field with the reward money he had received for his sinful act [of betraying Jesus, See Matt. 27:3-10]. [Then, some time after Judas hanged himself, See Matt. 27:5] he fell down headlong, [his swollen body] bursting so that his intestines gushed out.

Matthew 26:15

and said, "What would you give me if I turned Jesus over to you?" And they weighed out thirty silver coins [Note: This amount was equivalent to about five months of a farm laborer's wages, or approximately $7,000 in 1994], and promised [See Mark 14:11] to give him that much money.

Matthew 27:3

Then Judas, who had betrayed Him [to the Jewish leaders], when he saw that Jesus had been condemned to die, changed his mind [i.e., about betraying Him] and brought back the thirty silver coins [Note: See Matt. 26:15 for the amount of money involved] to the leading priests and [Jewish] elders,

Silver » Given by david and his subjects for making the temple

Silver » Abundance of

More verses: 1 Chronicles 29:2-7

Silver » Wisdom to be esteemed more than

Silver » Used as money

Silver » Of the temple

More verses: Ezra 8:26

Silver » Used as money from the earliest age

Silver » Taken in war often consecrated to God

Silver » Often given as presents

Silver » Made into » Idols

Silver » Tribute often paid in

Silver » Made into » Dishes

Silver » Purified by fire

Silver » Described as » Fusible

Silver » Idols

Silver » Tarshish carried on extensive commerce in

Silver » Illustrative » Of saints purified by affliction

Silver » The patriarchs rich in

Silver » Illustrative » (dross of,) of the wicked

Silver » Made into » Ornaments and hooks for the pillars of the tabernacle

Silver » Made into » Bowls

Silver » Given by the israelite for making the tabernacle

Silver » Illustrative » Of the medo-persian kingdom

Silver » Made into » Vessels

Silver » Made into » Candlesticks

Silver » Made into » Tables

Silver » Workers

Acts 19:24

[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.

Silver » Purified, called » Refined silver

Silver » Made into » Wires (alluded to)

Silver » Taken in war purified by fire

Silver » Illustrative » Of the tongue of the just

Silver » Illustrative » Of good rulers

Silver » Described as » White and shining

Silver » Dross from

Silver » Purified, called » Choice silver

Silver » Illustrative » (reprobate,) of the wicked

Silver » Described as » Malleable

Silver » Made into » Thin plates

Silver » Generally found in an impure state

Silver » Illustrative » (labor of seeking for,) of diligence required for attaining knowledge

Silver » Made into » Chains

Silver » Made into » Cups

Silver » Comparative value of

Silver » Made into » Ornaments for the person

Silver » Illustrative » Of the words of the lord

Silver » Made into » Beds or couches

Silver » The working in, a trade

Acts 19:24

[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.

Silver » From tarshish

Silver » Chains

Silver » Jewels

Silver » Baskets (rv), or filigree (margin, rv)

Silver » Shrines

Acts 19:24

[Here is what happened]: A certain manufacturer of silver objects named Demetrius, who made silver replicas of the temple of Artemis [i.e., a Greek goddess], brought much business to his workmen.

Silver » Reprobate

Silver » Palace

Silver » Veins of, found in the earth

Silver » Cups made of

Silver » Trumpets

Silver » Cords

Trumpet » Made of » Silver

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Amassing Silver

Revelation 18:12

goods made of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, expensive linen, purple [cloth], silk and scarlet [cloth]. [No one buys their] scented wood products, their articles made from ivory and expensive woods [i.e., furniture], their articles of brass, iron and marble.

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