The Bible uses pearls to symbolize God's love and grace. Pearls are pure, beautiful, and rare, just like God's love for His children. They can also represent our own purity and beauty before Him. Pearls are also a symbol of wealth and royalty, which reminds us that God treasures us more than anything else.
The Parable of the Pearl (also called the Pearl of Great Price) is one of the parables of Jesus Christ. It appears in Matthew 13 and illustrates the great value of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Do not give what is holy to dogs (lest they turn and tear you to pieces), And do not throw your pearls before swine lest they trample them under foot.
In Matthew 13 Jesus told a short parable about the kingdom of heaven being like a fine pearl. When the merchant found a pearl of such great value, he sold everything he had to buy the pearl. Pearls were perceived in the first century in much the same way we view diamonds today.
The Parable of the Pearl means that eternal life in heaven is worth more than anything anyone could possibly have on earth.
The pearl elicits more and more greed on Kino's part, as he begins to devote all his energies and possessions to protecting it (recalling the biblical parable of the pearl of great price). It thus comes to symbolize the destructive nature of materialism.
Pearls of the Faith is a book that harkens back to a slower time; before the nanosecond; before supersonic travel; before the advent of cyberspace; when handwritten letters took weeks to deliver; and people could sit under a canopy and read light verse about other faiths in faraway lands.
Unlike diamonds, rubies, emeralds and more, pearls require no cutting or polishing before use and are simply stunning the way they naturally form. Pearls are rare; only one in several million shellfish yield a pearl.
Pearls of wisdom is a description of wise advice, concise pieces of sagacity that are metaphorically as precious as pearls. Originally, pearls of wisdom referred to bits of information or advice that the receiver truly found precious.
Beloved by many through millennia, pearls are universal gemstones. Historically, they have been worn by both men and women — in fact, men were the first to wear them. These lustrous gems have been known to adorn the crowns and jewelry of royalty, thus earning the titles the Queen of Gems and the Gem of Queens.
Pearls are a symbol of Aphrodite.
She was born from sea foam, after all. Accordingly, Aphrodite (or Venus, as she's known in Roman mythology) is frequently depicted wearing or in close proximity to pearls (see Boucher's painting above).
PEARL: The pearl, as the 'most precious jewel,' is used as a symbol of salvation, which is worth more than all the treasures of earth.
Do not waste good things on people who will not appreciate them. This proverb is adapted from a saying of Jesus from the Gospels, “Cast not pearls before swine.” Jesus appears to be warning his disciples to preach only before receptive audiences.
The inner glow (orient) of pearls is thought to tap inner wisdom and nurture love. Pearls are also believed to signify innocence and faith. Practitioners use pearls to enhance personal integrity, bring truth forward, grow sincerity, inhibit immodest behavior and advance in wisdom.
Proverbs 31:10-12 Amplified Bible (AMP)
An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her? Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.
Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, portrays Pearl as a blessing to Hester's world because Hester only has her daughter as a friend, her only reason to live or to be happy, and saves her from a life of dark sorrow. Pearl remains the light and joy that Hester needs to survive her miserable life.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. When he found one priceless pearl, he went and sold everything he had, and bought it. We are “priceless,” and no price tag sufficiently indicates our worth to the Lord. Or, God's kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls.
Astrology says that the people whose zodiac signs lords are Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Rahu should never wear pearls. Pearls harm the natives of these zodiac signs. This means that people of Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Capricorn and Aquarius ascendant should not wear pearls.
Are Pearls Unlucky? The violence associated with removing pearls from their natural abode (living creatures) has given them a reputation as unlucky. However, most of the superstitions surrounding the unluckiness of pearls go back to the ideal of their purity.
“Pearls lie not on the seashore. If thou desirest one thou must dive for it.” “Pearls are always appropriate.” Pearls are, indeed always appropriate—though not just for queens and celebrities.
The pearl starts off as a symbol of hope but soon turns into a symbol of evil, greed, and destruction.
Two major symbols from The Pearl include the pearl and the canoe. The pearl represents new opportunity for wealth whereas the canoe represents Kino's family tradition and inheritance of the past.
Some ancient legends described pearls as tears cried by gods. It was believed that Eve cried pearls when she was exiled from Eden. Pearls have also been symbols of wealth, purity, and fertility. Pearl jewelry is often worn by brides during weddings in Asia and in Western cultures.