Bible Verses About Alchemy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for alchemy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 244 votes, led by Proverbs 27:21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Alchemy
Proverbs 27:2127 votes
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Revelation 3:1825 votes
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.
Mark 8:3624 votes
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
Revelation 2:1723 votes
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.
Psalms 12:622 votes
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
1 John 3:1-2422 votes
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Exodus 4:1-3120 votes
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.
Genesis 2:714 votes
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Romans 12:1-2113 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Isaiah 60:1712 votes
For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
Exodus 7:1711 votes
Thus saith the Lord, In this thou shalt know that I am the Lord: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood.
Matthew 4:1-2511 votes
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Genesis 2:2210 votes
And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Revelation 2:710 votes
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 tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
What does the Bible say about alchemy?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 27:21 on the subject of alchemy. Across 244 votes, 14 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Revelation 3:18, Mark 8:36, Revelation 2:17. This page lists all 14 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.