'Precious' in the Bible

but with the precious blood of the Messiah, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.

As you come to him, the living stone who was rejected by people but was chosen and precious in God's sight,

This is why it says in Scripture: "Look! I am laying a chosen, precious cornerstone in Zion. The one who believes in him will never be ashamed."

Therefore he is precious to you who believe, but to those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,