Topic
Precious
13 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 2 Samuel 12:30ISBE
And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 3:6ISBE
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
- Psalms 116:15ISBE
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
- Psalms 139:17ISBE
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
- Proverbs 1:13ISBE
We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
- Jeremiah 20:5ISBE
Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and…
- Mark 14:3ISBE
¶ And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
- 1 Corinthians 3:12ISBE
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
- 1 Peter 1:18ISBE
Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
- 1 Peter 1:19ISBE
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
- 1 Peter 2:7ISBE
Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
- 2 Peter 1:1ISBE
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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- 2 Peter 1:4 ISBE
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 13 references
presh'-us (stands for 17 different words, chief of which are yaqar; timios):
(1) Generally in the literal sense, "of great price," "costly," "expensive," of material things (e.g. Pr 1:13; Jer 20:5; Mr 14:3 the King James Version), especially of precious stones (2Sa 12:30; 2Ch 3:6; 1Co 3:12 the King James Version, etc.).
(2) Sometimes "of great moral (non-material) value." "Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints" (Ps 116:15); "his precious and exceeding great promises" (2Pe 1:4); compare Ps 139:17; 2Pe 1:1.
The literal and the moral senses are both involved in the expression, "knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, .... but with precious blood" (1Pe 1:18,19). "Preciousness" (time) occurs in 1Pe 2:7 the American Standard Revised Version, the English Revised Version, for the King James Version "precious."
D. Miall Edwards
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.