Verse 18

Coral and jasper are not worth mentioning; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:15 : 15 She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire compares with her.
  • Prov 31:10 : 10 A wife of noble character, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
  • Lam 4:7 : 7 Her nobles were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their appearance like sapphires.
  • Ezek 27:16 : 16 Aram traded with you because of the vast amount of your products; they exchanged turquoise, purple fabric, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.
  • Matt 13:45-46 : 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he found one very precious pearl, he went away, sold everything he had, and bought it.
  • 1 Tim 2:9 : 9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,
  • Rev 17:4 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality.
  • Rev 18:12 : 12 cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, crimson, all kinds of scented wood, every article of ivory, every article made of the most costly wood, and of bronze, iron, and marble,
  • Rev 21:21 : 21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.
  • Prov 8:11 : 11 For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.