Here are 100 Bible verses about the color red, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Isaiah 1:18 KJV
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
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1 John 1:7 KJV
7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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Genesis 25:25 KJV
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.
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Revelation 12:3 KJV
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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Zechariah 6:2 KJV
2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
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Nahum 2:3 KJV
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
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Matthew 27:28 KJV
28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
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Revelation 17:3 KJV
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
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Isaiah 63:2 KJV
2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
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Judges 8:26 KJV
26 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.
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Revelation 18:16 KJV
16 And saying, Alas, alas that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Revelation 17:4 KJV
4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
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Luke 16:19 KJV
19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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Job 30:30 KJV
30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
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Revelation 7:9 KJV
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
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Proverbs 23:31 KJV
31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
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Exodus 24:10 KJV
10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
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Proverbs 31:21 KJV
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
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Revelation 1:14 KJV
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Joshua 2:18 KJV
18 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
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Revelation 6:12 KJV
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
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John 3:16 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Mark 15:17 KJV
17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
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Matthew 17:2 KJV
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
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Daniel 7:9 KJV
9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
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Revelation 19:8 KJV
8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
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Revelation 6:4 KJV
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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Hebrews 9:19 KJV
19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people,
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Zechariah 1:8 KJV
8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
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Daniel 11:35 KJV
35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
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Exodus 27:16 KJV
16 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
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Proverbs 31:22 KJV
22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
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Genesis 49:12 KJV
12 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
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Genesis 25:30 KJV
30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
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Revelation 19:11 KJV
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
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Revelation 18:12 KJV
12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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Revelation 6:2 KJV
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
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Luke 23:31 KJV
31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?
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Daniel 12:10 KJV
10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
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Lamentations 4:8 KJV
8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
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Jeremiah 10:9 KJV
9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.
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Jeremiah 4:30 KJV
30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
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2 Chronicles 2:7 KJV
7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
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2 Kings 3:22 KJV
22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
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Numbers 19:2 KJV
2 This is the ordinance of the law which the Lord hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:
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Revelation 14:10 KJV
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
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Revelation 3:4-5 KJV
4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
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John 19:2 KJV
2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
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Ecclesiastes 9:8 KJV
8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
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Exodus 26:1 KJV
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
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Mark 15:20 KJV
20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
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Matthew 28:3 KJV
3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
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Jeremiah 11:16 KJV
16 The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
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Psalm 52:8 KJV
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
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Esther 8:15 KJV
15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
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2 Samuel 1:24 KJV
24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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Leviticus 14:4 KJV
4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:
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Exodus 36:19 KJV
19 And he made a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers’ skins above that.
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Revelation 20:11 KJV
11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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Revelation 6:5 KJV
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
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Revelation 4:4 KJV
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.
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Revelation 1:1 KJV
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
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Mark 16:5 KJV
5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
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Matthew 5:36 KJV
36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
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Zechariah 6:6 KJV
6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
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Daniel 5:16 KJV
16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Jeremiah 14:2 KJV
2 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
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Jeremiah 8:21 KJV
21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
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Psalm 51:7 KJV
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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Psalm 23:2 KJV
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
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Deuteronomy 12:2 KJV
2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
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Ezekiel 17:24 KJV
24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.
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Lamentations 5:10 KJV
10 Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
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Jeremiah 17:8 KJV
8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
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Psalm 68:13 KJV
13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
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Judges 5:10 KJV
10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
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Jude 1:13 KJV
13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
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Hebrews 9:22 KJV
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
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Zechariah 6:3 KJV
3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
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Micah 3:6 KJV
6 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
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Daniel 5:29 KJV
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Ezekiel 1:26 KJV
26 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
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Isaiah 27:2 KJV
2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.
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Isaiah 15:6 KJV
6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
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Job 3:5 KJV
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
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Revelation 2:17 KJV
17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
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1 John 1:5 KJV
5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
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Acts 16:14 KJV
14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
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Mark 9:3 KJV
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
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Daniel 5:7 KJV
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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Ezekiel 27:7 KJV
7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
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Exodus 35:7 KJV
7 And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
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Exodus 28:15 KJV
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.
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Exodus 26:14 KJV
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.
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Exodus 25:5 KJV
5 And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
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Revelation 3:18 KJV
18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Matthew 16:2 KJV
2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
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Revelation 19:14 KJV
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
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Revelation 7:13-14 KJV
13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.