“precious” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word precious appears 81 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 50 matching verses are shown below.
- Exodus 25:7 Onyx stones, and precious stones to adorn the ephod and the rational.
- Exodus 31:5 Of marble, and precious stones, and variety of wood.
- Exodus 35:9 Onyx stones, and precious stones, for the adorning of the ephod and the rational.
- Exodus 35:27 But the princes offered onyx stones, and precious stones, for the ephod and the rational,
- Exodus 39:10 And he set four rows of precious stones in it. In the first row was a sardius, a topaz, an emerald.
- 1 Kings 3:1 Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.
- 1 Kings 26:21 And Saul said: I have sinned; return, my son David, for I will no more do thee harm, because my life hath been precious in thy eyes this day: for it appeareth that I have done foolishly, and have been ignorant in very many things.
- 2 Kings 12:30 And he took the crown of their king from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, set with most precious stones, and it was put upon David’s head, and the spoils of the city which were very great he carried away.
- 3 Kings 10:2 And entering into Jerusalem with a great train, and riches, and camels that carried spices, and an immense quantity of gold, and precious stones, she came to king Solomon, and spoke to him all that she had in her heart.
- 3 Kings 10:10 And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices a very great store, and precious stones: there was brought no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.
- 3 Kings 10:11 (The navy also of Hiram, which brought gold from Ophir, brought from Ophir great plenty of thyine trees, and precious stones.
- 4 Kings 20:13 And Ezechias rejoiced at their coming, and he shewed them the house of his aromatical spices, and the gold, and the silver, and divers precious odours, and ointments, and the house of his vessels, and all that he had in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominions, that Ezechias shewed them not.
- 1 Paralipomenon 20:2 And David took the crown of Melchom from his head, and found in it a talent weight of gold, and most precious stones, and he made himself a diadem of it: he took also the spoils of the city which were very great.
- 1 Paralipomenon 29:2 And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance.
- 2 Paralipomenon 3:6 He paved also the floor of the temple with most precious marble, of great beauty.
- 2 Paralipomenon 9:1 And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and abundance of gold, and precious stones. And when she was come to Solomon, she proposed to him all that was in her heart.
- 2 Paralipomenon 9:9 And she gave to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and most precious stones: there were no such spices as these which the queen of Saba gave to king Solomon.
- 2 Paralipomenon 9:10 And the servants also of Hiram, with the servants of Solomon, brought gold from Ophir, and thyine trees, and most precious stones:
- 2 Paralipomenon 20:25 Then Josaphat came, and all the people with him to take away the spoils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of various kinds, and garments, and most precious vessels: and they took them for themselves, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in three days take away the spoils, the booty was so great.
- 2 Paralipomenon 32:27 And Ezechias was rich, and very glorious, and he gathered himself great treasures of silver and of gold, and of precious stones, of spices, and of arms, of all kinds, and of vessels of great price.
- 2 Paralipomenon 36:10 And at the return of the year, king Nabuchodonosor sent, and brought him to Babylon, carrying away at the same time the most precious vessels of the house of the Lord: and he made Sedecias his uncle king over Juda and Jerusalem.
- 2 Paralipomenon 36:19 And the enemies set fire to the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burnt all the towers, and what soever was precious they destroyed.
- Tobias 13:21 The gates of Jerusalem shall be built of sapphire, and of emerald, and all the walls thereof round about of precious stones.
- Judith 10:19 And Judith seeing Holofernes sitting under a canopy, which was woven of purple and gold, with emeralds and precious stones:
- Judith 15:14 But all those things that were proved to be the peculiar goods of Holofernes, they gave to Judith in gold, and silver, and garments and precious stones, and all household stuff, and they all were delivered to her by the people.
- Esther 14:2 And when she had laid away her royal apparel, she put on garments suitable for weeping and mourning: instead of divers precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body with fasts: and all the places in which before she was accustomed to rejoice, she filled with her torn hair.
- Esther 15:9 So going in she passed through all doors in order, and stood before the king, where he sat upon his royal throne, clothed with his royal robes, and glittering with gold, and precious stones, and he was terrible to behold.
- Job 28:10 In the rocks he hath cut out rivers, and his eye hath seen every precious thing.
- Job 28:16 It shall not be compared with the dyed colours of India, or with the most precious stone sardonyx, or the sapphire.
- Psalms 18:11 More to be desired than gold and many precious stones: and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.
- Psalms 20:4 For thou hast prevented him with blessings of sweetness: thou hast set on his head a crown of precious stones.
- Psalms 115:15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- Psalms 132:2 Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron, Which ran down to the skirt of his garment:
- Proverbs 1:13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils.
- Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.
- Proverbs 6:26 For the price of a harlot is scarce one loaf: but the woman catcheth the precious soul of a man.
- Proverbs 8:11 For wisdom is better than all the most precious things: and whatsoever may be desired cannot be compared to it.
- Proverbs 8:19 For my fruit is better than gold and the precious stone, and my blossoms than choice silver.
- Proverbs 12:27 The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.
- Proverbs 16:16 Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
- Proverbs 17:27 He that setteth bounds to his words, is knowing and wise: and the man of understanding is of a precious spirit.
- Proverbs 20:15 There is gold and a multitude of jewels: but the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
- Proverbs 24:4 By instruction the storerooms shall be filled with all precious and most beautiful wealth.
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.
- Wisdom 3:14 And the eunuch, that hath not wrought iniquity with his hands, nor thought wicked things against God for the precious gift of faith shall be given to him, and a most acceptable lot in the temple of God.
- Wisdom 7:9 Neither did I compare unto her any precious stone: for all gold, in comparison of her, is as a little sand; and silver, in respect to her, shall be counted as clay.
- Ecclesiasticus 41:15 Take care of a good name: for this shall continue with thee, more than a thousand treasures precious and great.
- Ecclesiasticus 45:13 Of twisted scarlet the work of an artist, with precious stones cut and set in gold, and graven by the work of a lapidary for a memorial, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
- Ecclesiasticus 50:10 As a massy vessel of gold, adorned with every precious stone.