Gold Bible Verses 

You may be surprised to learn that there are many positive references to gold, silver and jewelry in the Bible. Here are some of the most popular Gold Bible Verses from the King James version of the Bible, including both positive and negative admonishments from God’s Word, organized alphabetically by topic.

Creation and the Patriarchs

Genesis 2:11-12: “The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.”

Genesis 13:2: “And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.”

Genesis 24:22: “And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;”

Genesis 24:35: “And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”

Genesis 41:42: “And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;”

2 Samuel 8:7: “And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem”

The Exodus Out of Egypt

Exodus 3:22: “But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.”

Exodus 12:35: “And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:”

Exodus 12:35: “Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”

Favor & Blessing

Deuteronomy 8:13: “And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;”

Esther 1:7: “And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.”

Job 22:23-25: “If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver.”

Job 23:10: “But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”

Psalm 21:3: “For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.”

Psalm 45:9: “Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.”

Psalm 45:13: “The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.”

Psalm 72:15: “And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.”

Song of Solomon 1:10: “Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.”

Song of Solomon 5:14: “His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.”

Gold as Biblical Money

Genesis 13:2: “And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.”

Joshua 6:24: “And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.”

Joshua 7:24: “And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.”

Joshua 22:8: “And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.”

1 Kings 9:14: “And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.”

1 Kings 9:28: “And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.”

1 Kings 10:2: “And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.”

1 Kings 10:10: “And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.”

1 Chronicles 21:25: “So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.”

1 Chronicles 22:14: “Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.”null

Idolatry

Exodus 32:31: “And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.”

Deuteronomy 7:25: “The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.”

Deuteronomy 29:17: “And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)”

Judges 8:26-27: “And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels’ necks. And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.”

1 Kings 12:28: “Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”

Psalm 115:4: “Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”

Psalm 135:15: “The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”

Daniel 3:1: “Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.”

Hosea 2:8: “For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.”

Judgement and Trials

Isaiah 13:12: “I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.”

Zephaniah 1:18: “Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.”

Malachi 3:3: “And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.”

Matthew 23:16: “Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!”

1 Peter 1:7: “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:”

The Tabernacle and Temple

Exodus 25:12-13: “And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.”

Exodus 25:17-18: “And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.”

Exodus 25:31: “And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.”

Exodus 25:39: “Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.”

Exodus 28:15: “And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.”

Exodus 28:36: “And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”

Exodus 35:32: “And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,”

Exodus 35:35: “Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,”

Exodus 39:2: “And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.”

Exodus 39:6: “And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.”

Exodus 39:10-15: “And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row. And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. ¹And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.”

Exodus 39:30: “And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.”

Exodus 40:5: “And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.”

1 Kings 6:28: “And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.”

1 Kings 7:48: “And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,”

Matthew 23:17: “Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?”

Prophecy

Numbers 22:18: “And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.”

Numbers 24:13: “If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?”

Royalty

1 Kings 10:18: “Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.”

2 Chronicles 3:6: “And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.”

2 Chronicles 9:20: “And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.”

Wisdom

Psalm 19:9-10: “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.”

Psalm 119:72: “The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.”

Psalm 119:127: “Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.”

Proverbs 8:10: “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”

Proverbs 8:10: “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.”Proverbs 11:22: “As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.”

Proverbs 16:16: “How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!”

Proverbs 17:3: “The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.”

Proverbs 20:15: “There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.”

Proverbs 22:1: “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

Proverbs 25:11: “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”

Ezekiel 28:4: “With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:”

Worship

Numbers 31:50: “We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.”

Numbers 31:52: “And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.”

Numbers 31:54: “And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.”

Joshua 6:19: “But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.’

1 Samuel 6:8: “And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.”

1 Samuel 6:15: “And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.”

2 Samuel 8:11: “Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;”

1 Chronicles 18:11: “Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.”

1 Chronicles 29:2: “Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.”

Matthew 2:11: “And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”

Revelation 4:4: “And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.”

Bible Verses for Further Study

1 Kings 20:30: “Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.”

Nehemiah 7:71-72: “And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.”

Job 28:5-6: “As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.”

Isaiah 2:7: “Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots:”

Haggai 2:8: “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.”

Acts 3:6: “Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”

Acts 20:33: “I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.”

1 Timothy 2:9: “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”

James 2:2-4: “For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?”

1 Peter 3:3: “Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”

Revelation 21:21: “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.”

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