Psalms 47:4 He will give us our heritage, the glory of Jacob who is dear to him. (Selah.) (BBE)
Psalms 84:1 <To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah.> How dear are your tents, O Lord of armies! (BBE)
Psalms 88:18 You have sent my friends and lovers far from me; I am gone from the memory of those who are dear to me. (BBE)
Psalms 102:14 For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust. (See RSV NIV)
Psalms 116:15 Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints. (BBE)
Psalms 119:140 Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant. (BBE)
Psalms 139:17 How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them! (BBE)
Proverbs 1:22 How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge? (BBE)
Proverbs 3:12 For to those who are dear to him the Lord says sharp words, and makes the son in whom he has delight undergo pain. (BBE)
Proverbs 9:8 Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him. (BBE)
Proverbs 15:9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him. (BBE)
Proverbs 16:13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him. (BBE)
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food. (BBE)
Proverbs 22:11 He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend. (BBE)
Proverbs 24:4 And by knowledge its rooms are full of all dear and pleasing things. (BBE)
Jeremiah 31:20 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a darling child? for as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says Yahweh. (WEB KJV ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Hosea 9:15 All their evil-doing is in Gilgal; there I had hate for them; because of their evil-doing I will send them out of my house; they will no longer be dear to me; all their rulers are uncontrolled. (BBE)
Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child he was dear to me; and I took my son out of Egypt. (BBE)
Zechariah 2:8 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him. (BBE)
Malachi 2:11 Judah has been acting falsely, and a disgusting thing has been done in Jerusalem; for Judah has made unclean the holy place of the Lord which is dear to him, and has taken as his wife the daughter of a strange god. (BBE)