18 No mention shall be made of [a]coral or quartz,
For the price of wisdom is above (A)rubies.

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  1. Job 28:18 Heb. ramoth

15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (A)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.

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16 Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies.

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Her [a]Nazirites were [b]brighter than snow
And whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Like sapphire in their [c]appearance.

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  1. Lamentations 4:7 Or nobles
  2. Lamentations 4:7 Or purer
  3. Lamentations 4:7 Lit. polishing

The Virtuous Wife

10 (A)Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.

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  1. Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10–31 are an alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew; cf. Ps. 119
  2. Proverbs 31:10 Lit. a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence

21 The twelve gates were twelve (A)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. (B)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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12 (A)merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

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The woman (A)was arrayed in purple and scarlet, (B)and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, (C)having in her hand a golden cup (D)full of abominations and the filthiness of [a]her fornication.

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  1. Revelation 17:4 M the fornication of the earth

in like manner also, that the (A)women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and [a]moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing,

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  1. 1 Timothy 2:9 discretion

The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price

45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found (A)one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

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(A)“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

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11 (A)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.

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