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100 Bible Verses about Precious Stones In The Bible

Ezekiel 28:13 ESV / 185 helpful votes

You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.

Revelation 21:19 ESV / 147 helpful votes

The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Exodus 28:17 ESV / 131 helpful votes

You shall set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;

1 Chronicles 29:2 ESV / 123 helpful votes

So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble.

Exodus 28:20 ESV / 114 helpful votes

And the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.

Revelation 21:11 ESV / 110 helpful votes

Having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

Job 28:18 ESV / 108 helpful votes

No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal; the price of wisdom is above pearls.

Ezekiel 27:16 ESV / 105 helpful votes

Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.

Proverbs 3:15 ESV / 105 helpful votes

She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

Revelation 21:20 ESV / 104 helpful votes

The fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Isaiah 54:12 ESV / 103 helpful votes

I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones.

Exodus 28:19 ESV / 101 helpful votes

And the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Job 28:16 ESV / 100 helpful votes

It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

1 Kings 10:2 ESV / 99 helpful votes

She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels bearing spices and very much gold and precious stones. And when she came to Solomon, she told him all that was on her mind.

Revelation 4:3 ESV / 96 helpful votes

And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.

1 Corinthians 3:12 ESV / 96 helpful votes

Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—

Exodus 39:13 ESV / 95 helpful votes

And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

Exodus 39:10 ESV / 95 helpful votes

And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;

Jeremiah 17:1 ESV / 93 helpful votes

“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars,

Exodus 39:12 ESV / 93 helpful votes

And the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Genesis 2:12 ESV / 92 helpful votes

And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there.

Exodus 25:7 ESV / 89 helpful votes

Onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Song of Solomon 5:14 ESV / 88 helpful votes

His arms are rods of gold, set with jewels. His body is polished ivory, bedecked with sapphires.

Exodus 28:18 ESV / 88 helpful votes

And the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Revelation 18:12 ESV / 87 helpful votes

Cargo of gold, silver, jewels, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all kinds of articles of ivory, all kinds of articles of costly wood, bronze, iron and marble,

Proverbs 8:11 ESV / 87 helpful votes

For wisdom is better than jewels, and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.

1 Peter 2:4 ESV / 85 helpful votes

As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

Isaiah 54:11 ESV / 84 helpful votes

“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires.

Job 28:19 ESV / 83 helpful votes

The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Ezekiel 1:26 ESV / 79 helpful votes

And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance.

Exodus 24:10 ESV / 77 helpful votes

And they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness.

Exodus 39:11 ESV / 76 helpful votes

And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Ezekiel 27:22 ESV / 73 helpful votes

The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.

Lamentations 4:7 ESV / 73 helpful votes

Her princes were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, the beauty of their form was like sapphire.

1 Kings 10:11 ESV / 73 helpful votes

Moreover, the fleet of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir a very great amount of almug wood and precious stones.

Revelation 18:16 ESV / 72 helpful votes

“Alas, alas, for the great city that was clothed in fine linen, in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, with jewels, and with pearls!

2 Chronicles 9:10 ESV / 72 helpful votes

Moreover, the servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.

Exodus 35:27 ESV / 70 helpful votes

And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece,

Isaiah 28:16 ESV / 69 helpful votes

Therefore thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: ‘Whoever believes will not be in haste.’

2 Chronicles 3:6 ESV / 69 helpful votes

He adorned the house with settings of precious stones. The gold was gold of Parvaim.

Exodus 28:17-20 ESV / 69 helpful votes

You shall set in it 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, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.

Proverbs 31:10 ESV / 68 helpful votes

An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

Ezekiel 1:16 ESV / 67 helpful votes

As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction: their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel.

1 Peter 2:5 ESV / 66 helpful votes

You yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 1:22 ESV / 65 helpful votes

Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe-inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads.

Proverbs 20:15 ESV / 65 helpful votes

There is gold and abundance of costly stones, but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

Ezekiel 10:9 ESV / 64 helpful votes

And I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one beside each cherub, and the appearance of the wheels was like sparkling beryl.

1 Kings 7:9 ESV / 64 helpful votes

All these were made of costly stones, cut according to measure, sawed with saws, back and front, even from the foundation to the coping, and from the outside to the great court.

1 Chronicles 20:2 ESV / 63 helpful votes

And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

Ezekiel 10:1 ESV / 62 helpful votes

Then I looked, and behold, on the expanse that was over the heads of the cherubim there appeared above them something like a sapphire, in appearance like a throne.

Job 28:17 ESV / 62 helpful votes

Gold and glass cannot equal it, nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.

Revelation 21:19-20 ESV / 59 helpful votes

The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

Revelation 17:4 ESV / 59 helpful votes

The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

Daniel 11:38 ESV / 59 helpful votes

He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

Ezekiel 3:9 ESV / 59 helpful votes

Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead. Fear them not, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.”

Ezekiel 1:4 ESV / 58 helpful votes

As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal.

Revelation 21:21 ESV / 57 helpful votes

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

Daniel 10:6 ESV / 57 helpful votes

His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

Zechariah 7:12 ESV / 55 helpful votes

They made their hearts diamond-hard lest they should hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore great anger came from the Lord of hosts.

Isaiah 54:11-12 ESV / 53 helpful votes

“O afflicted one, storm-tossed and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in antimony, and lay your foundations with sapphires. I will make your pinnacles of agate, your gates of carbuncles, and all your wall of precious stones.

Job 28:6 ESV / 53 helpful votes

Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

1 Kings 10:10 ESV / 52 helpful votes

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices and precious stones. Never again came such an abundance of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

Revelation 21:18-19 ESV / 50 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

Ezekiel 8:2 ESV / 48 helpful votes

Then I looked, and behold, a form that had the appearance of a man. Below what appeared to be his waist was fire, and above his waist was something like the appearance of brightness, like gleaming metal.

Ezekiel 1:27 ESV / 48 helpful votes

And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him.

Exodus 28:17-21 ESV / 48 helpful votes

You shall set in it 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, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree. There shall be twelve stones with their names according to the names of the sons of Israel. They shall be like signets, each engraved with its name, for the twelve tribes.

1 Chronicles 29:8 ESV / 47 helpful votes

And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

Psalm 118:22 ESV / 46 helpful votes

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.

Exodus 39:6 ESV / 46 helpful votes

They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel.

Exodus 35:9 ESV / 46 helpful votes

And onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Exodus 28:9 ESV / 46 helpful votes

You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

Numbers 11:7 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium.

Revelation 22:1 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Revelation 4:6 ESV / 44 helpful votes

And before the throne there was as it were a sea of glass, like crystal. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind:

1 Timothy 2:9 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,

Deuteronomy 33:14 ESV / 43 helpful votes

With the choicest fruits of the sun and the rich yield of the months,

Revelation 2:17 ESV / 42 helpful votes

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

Revelation 5:10 ESV / 41 helpful votes

And you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 40 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Matthew 13:45-46 ESV / 40 helpful votes

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Proverbs 17:8 ESV / 39 helpful votes

A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of the one who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

Revelation 21:18 ESV / 38 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

John 5:1-47 ESV / 38 helpful votes

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be healed?” ...

Revelation 21:18-27 ESV / 37 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. ...

Matthew 13:45 ESV / 37 helpful votes

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

1 Peter 2:6 ESV / 36 helpful votes

For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.”

2 Samuel 12:30 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

Revelation 21:18-20 ESV / 31 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

2 Chronicles 9:9 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There were no spices such as those that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

1 Peter 2:9 ESV / 27 helpful votes

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Revelation 21:18-21 ESV / 24 helpful votes

The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass. The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 22 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

1 Peter 1:1-25 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ...

Exodus 39:10-13 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And they set in it four rows of stones. 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 enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

1 Peter 3:1-22 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, ...

1 Peter 2:8 ESV / 20 helpful votes

And “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do.

Ezekiel 28:1-26 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,’ yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god— you are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you; by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries; by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth— ...

Exodus 3:22 ESV / 19 helpful votes

But each woman shall ask of her neighbor, and any woman who lives in her house, for silver and gold jewelry, and for clothing. You shall put them on your sons and on your daughters. So you shall plunder the Egyptians.”

1 Peter 2:7 ESV / 16 helpful votes

So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

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