Topic
Ruby
7 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Job 28:18Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
- Proverbs 31:10Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
- Lamentations 4:7Easton · Nave General scriptures concerning
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
- Exodus 28:17Easton
And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
- Proverbs 3:15Easton
She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
- Proverbs 8:11Easton
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
- Proverbs 20:15Nave General scriptures concerning
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 6 references
(Heb. peninim), only in plural (Lam. 4:7). The ruby was one of the stones in the high priest’s breastplate (Ex. 28:17). A comparison is made between the value of wisdom and rubies (Job 28:18; Prov. 3:15; 8:11). The price of a virtuous woman is said to be “far above rubies” (Prov. 31:10). The exact meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some render it “red coral;” others, “pearl” or “mother-of-pearl.”
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
roo'-bi.
See STONES, PRECIOUS.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.