Colors Symbolic uses of
- Black, a symbol of affliction and calamity
Job 3:5; Job 10:22; Job 30:26; Psalms 107:11; Psalms 143:3; Isaiah 5:30; Isaiah 8:22; Isaiah 9:19; Isaiah 24:11; Isaiah 50:3; Joel 2:6; Joel 2:10; Joel 3:15; Amos 5:8; Nahum 2:10; Zephaniah 1:15; Matthew 8:12; Matthew 22:13; Matthew 25:30; 2 Peter 2:4; ; Revelation 16:10
- Blue:
b A symbol of deity
Exodus 24:10; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 1:26; Ezekiel 10:1; Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 28:28; Exodus 28:37; Exodus 38:18; Exodus 39:5; Exodus 39:21; Exodus 39:24; Exodus 39:29; Exodus 39:31; Numbers 4:12; Numbers 15:40; 2 Chronicles 2:7; 2 Chronicles 2:14; 2 Chronicles 3:14
b A symbol of royalty
Esther 8:15; Ezekiel 23:6
- Crimson, red, purple, and scarlet:
b Used in the symbolisms of the tabernacle furnishings and priestly vestments and functions, as types and shadows of the atonement
Exodus 25:5; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 26:14; Exodus 26:31; Exodus 36:35; Exodus 36:37; Exodus 26:36; Exodus 27:16; Exodus 38:18; Exodus 38:23; Exodus 28:6; Exodus 28:8; Exodus 28:15; Exodus 28:31; Exodus 28:33; Exodus 35:7; Exodus 35:23; Exodus 35:25; Exodus 35:35; Exodus 36:8; Exodus 36:19; Exodus 39; Leviticus 14:4; Leviticus 14:6; Leviticus 14:49; Leviticus 14:52; Numbers 4:8; Numbers 4:13; Numbers 19:2; Numbers 19:6; Isaiah 63:3; Hebrews 9:23
b Symbols of various ideas:
b of iniquity
Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12; Revelation 18:16
b of royalty
Judges 8:26; Daniel 5:7; Daniel 5:16; Daniel 5:29; Matthew 27:28
b of prosperity
2 Samuel 1:24; Proverbs 31:21; Lamentations 4:5
b of conquest
Nahum 2:3; Revelation 12:3
- White, a symbol of holiness:
b the high priest's holy garments were of white linen
Leviticus 16:4; Leviticus 16:32
b Choir singers arrayed in white
2 Chronicles 5:12
b Scriptures employing the symbol
Psalms 51:7; Ecclesiastes 9:8; Isaiah 1:18; Daniel 7:9; Daniel 11:35; Daniel 12:10; Matthew 17:2; Mark 9:3; Matthew 28:3; Revelation 1:14; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 3:18; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 7:9; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 15:6; Revelation 19:8; Revelation 19:11; Revelation 19:14; Revelation 20:11