price". "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly (fine) pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it." The twelve gates of the New Jerusalem are reportedly each made of a single pearl in Revelation 21:21, that is, the Pearly Gates. "And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass." Holy things are compared to pearls in Matthew 7:6: "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." Pearls are also found in numerous references showing the wickedness and pride of a people, as in Revelation 18:16. "And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, in purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!" Islamic scriptures The Quran often mentions that dwellers of paradise will be adorned with pearls: 22:23 God will admit those who believe and work righteous deeds, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow: they shall be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. 35:33 Gardens of Eternity will they enter: therein will they be adorned with bracelets of gold, silver and pearls; and their garments there will be of silk. 52:24 Round about them will serve, [devoted] to them, youths [handsome] as pearls well-guarded. Additional references The metaphor of a pearl appears in the longer Hymn of the Pearl, a poem respected for its high literary quality, and use of layered theological metaphor, found within one of the texts of Gnosticism. The Pearl of Great Price is a book of scripture in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations. Pearl is a Middle English religious poem. See also Ammolite – another organic gemstone formed primarily of fossil aragonite mollusk shells Bahrain Pearling Trail, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Muharraq, Bahrain Broome, Western Australia, a pearling town Cave pearl La Pelegrina pearl Les pêcheurs de perles, The Pearl Fishers, an opera by Georges Bizet Oriental Pride Pearl Maxima, one of the largest nacreous pearls ever found Pearl of Lao Tzu Pearl of