Bible Verses About Preciousness of Christ: Illustrated

Like the apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my welbeloued among the sonnes of men: vnder his shadow had I delite, and sate downe: and his fruite was sweete vnto my mouth.

My welbeloued is white and ruddie, the chiefest of ten thousand.

His head is as fine golde, his lockes curled, and blacke as a rauen.

His eyes are like doues vpon the riuers of waters, which are washt with milke, and remaine by the full vessels.

His cheekes are as a bedde of spices, and as sweete flowres, and his lippes like lilies dropping downe pure myrrhe.

His hands as rings of gold set with the chrysolite, his belly like white yuorie couered with saphirs.

His legges are as pillars of marble, set vpon sockets of fine golde: his countenance as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

His mouth is as sweete thinges, and hee is wholy delectable: this is my welbeloued, and this is my louer, O daughters of Ierusalem. O the fairest among women, whither is thy welbeloued gone? whither is thy welbeloued turned aside, that we may seeke him with thee?

Againe, the kingdom of heauen is like vnto a treasure hid in ye field, which when a man hath found, he hideth it, and for ioy thereof departeth and selleth all that he hath, and buieth that field.

Againe, the kingdome of heauen is like to a marchant man, that seeketh good pearles,

Who hauing found a pearle of great price, went and solde all that he had, and bought it.