What is truly valuable? The Bible mentions things that are more precious than gold: wisdom, God's Word, a good name, the Kingdom of God. Here you will find 20 Bible verses about true treasures and valuables.
Treasures in Heaven
Jesus on what lasts.
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Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moths nor rust destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Matthew 6:19-21MaterialismContentment
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Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid, and went away rejoicing over it, and sold all that he had and bought the field.
Matthew 13:44Kingdom of God
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Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls. And when he found one of great price, he went away and sold all that he had and bought it.
Matthew 13:45-46Kingdom of God
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Sell what you have and give to the poor. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, a treasure in heaven that does not fail, where no thief comes and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Luke 12:33-34
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But we have received such treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing power may be from God and not from us.
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That their hearts may be encouraged and united in love and in all the riches of full understanding, to know the mystery of God, of the Father and of Christ, in which are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:2-3
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That your faith may be proven genuine and much more precious than gold, tested by fire, to the praise and glory and honor of God, when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter 1:7
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And he said to them, “Be careful and keep yourselves from greed; for no one lives by having many possessions.”
Luke 12:15Love of moneyMaterialism
More Precious Than Gold
What the Bible calls more valuable than wealth.
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They are more precious than gold and much finer than fine gold; they are sweeter than honey and sweeter than honeycomb.
Psalm 19:11
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The law of your lips is dearer to me than much gold and silver.
Psalm 119:72
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Therefore I love your law more than gold and much more than fine gold.
Psalm 119:127
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Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, and blessed is the man who gains understanding! For it is better to acquire them than silver, and their yield is better than gold. It is more precious than pearls, and nothing you can desire is comparable to it.
Proverbs 3:13-15
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For wisdom is more precious than pearls, and everything you can desire is not comparable to it.
Proverbs 8:11
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Take wisdom, for she is better than gold; and understanding is more precious than silver.
Proverbs 16:16
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A good name is more precious than great riches, and favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 22:1Proverbs of Solomon
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Better than fine pearls is a virtuous woman.
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For your kindness is better than life; my lips praise you.
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Yes, I regard all things as loss because of the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whose sake I consider all things loss and count them as manure, that I may gain Christ.
Philippians 3:8DesireUnderstanding
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The death of his saints is held in honor before the Lord.
Psalm 116:15Death
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To whom you have come as to the living Stone, rejected by men, but chosen and precious with God.
1 Peter 2:4
Bible texts: Luther Bible 1912 (public domain), carefully adapted to modern spelling.
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Treasures in Heaven
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus draws a simple contrast: Treasures on earth are eaten by moths and rust and stolen by thieves. Treasures in heaven remain. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). The statement is not a prohibition of possessions, but a question: What is my heart attached to? In two short parables, Jesus describes the Kingdom of God as a treasure hidden in a field and as a pearl of great price – so valuable that one gives up everything for it (Matthew 13:44-46).
What Is More Precious Than Gold
The wisdom books list what is worth more than any wealth. God's commandments are "more precious than gold and much finer than fine gold" (Psalm 19:11). Wisdom is "more precious than pearls" (Proverbs 3:15). A good name is "more precious than great riches" (Proverbs 22:1). And Paul says that he considers all things "loss" "because of the surpassing knowledge of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:8). Learn more about Bible verses about materialism, Bible verses about money, and Bible verses about the Kingdom of God.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does it say, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also"?
In Matthew 6:21 and Luke 12:34.
What is the pearl of great price?
In the parable from Matthew 13:45-46, a merchant sells everything to buy a particularly valuable pearl. Jesus uses this to describe the Kingdom of Heaven.








