Matthew 16:26 warns against gaining the world at the cost of the soul—contrasts with the merchant's wise exchange for the pearl.

Matthew 22:5 shows those invited to the banquet ignoring it for worldly business—opposite to the merchant who sells all to obtain the pearl.

Job 28:18 states wisdom's price is above rubies, directly paralleling the pearl's supreme value.

Proverbs 3:13-18 extols wisdom as more precious than rubies—strongly parallel to the pearl of great price representing the kingdom.

Proverbs 8:11 says wisdom surpasses rubies and all desires, mirroring the pearl's incomparable worth.

In Psalm 119:127, loving God's commands above gold mirrors the merchant's valuation of the pearl above all possessions.

Psalm 39:6 calls heaping riches vain, contrasting with the merchant who sells all for one true treasure.

Proverbs 8:10 values instruction over silver, echoing the merchant's choice of the pearl above all riches.

Proverbs 8:18-20 says wisdom's fruit is better than gold, paralleling the pearl's value beyond wealth.

In Ecclesiastes 12:13, fearing God and keeping his commands is life's ultimate purpose — parallel to the pearl as the supreme treasure.