Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

It cannot be measured out for purchase with the gold of Ophir, with precious onyx or sapphires.

if I looked at the sun when it was shining, and the moon advancing as a precious thing,

We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.

She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of precious and pleasing treasures.

On that day there will be no light – the sources of light in the heavens will congeal.

By royal order they supplied large valuable stones in order to build the temple’s foundation with chiseled stone.

The foundation was made of large valuable stones, measuring either 15 feet or 12 feet.

He decorated the temple with precious stones; the gold he used came from Parvaim.

How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

But evil men will die; the Lord’s enemies will be incinerated – they will go up in smoke.

Princesses are among your honored guests, your bride stands at your right hand, wearing jewelry made with gold from Ophir.

for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.

One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.

ב (Bet) The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in gold – Alas! – but now they are treated like broken clay pots, made by a potter.

Now the boy Samuel continued serving the Lord under Eli’s supervision. Word from the Lord was rare in those days; revelatory visions were infrequent.

All of these were built with the best stones, chiseled to the right size and cut with a saw on all sides, from the foundation to the edge of the roof and from the outside to the great courtyard.