Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
Matthew 13:35
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 13:13
Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
Matthew 13:3
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
Matthew 13:10
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 4:34
But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
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Psalms 49:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
Psalms 49:2
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
Psalms 49:3
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms 49:5
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Psalms 49:6
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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Proverbs 1:5
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 20:49
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Judges 14:12
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
1 Kings 10:1
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 Chronicles 9:1
And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
Daniel 8:23
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Numbers 12:8
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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Matthew 13:11
He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
1 Corinthians 2:7
But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Mark 4:11
And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:
Romans 16:25
Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
Ephesians 3:5
Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
Ephesians 3:9
And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Colossians 1:26
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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Numbers 23:7
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
Job 27:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Numbers 21:27
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
Numbers 24:3
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers 24:15
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
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