Ezekiel 17:2

"Son of Man, compose a riddle and relate a parable to Israel's house.

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, "O Lord GOD! They're saying about me, "Isn't he one to propound parables?'"

Judges 9:8-15

"Once upon a time the trees went out to consecrate a king for themselves. "So they told the olive tree, "Reign over us!'

Judges 14:12-19

"Let me tell you a riddle," Samson told them. "If you can solve it during this week-long festival, I'll give you 30 linen garments and 30 formal garments.

Ezekiel 24:3

So compose a parable for the rebellious house. Tell them, "This is what the Lord God says: "Prepare your pot for boiling! Set it in place. Fill it up with water, too.

Hosea 12:10

I spoke to the prophets, giving revelation after revelation, and employing parables in the prophetic writings.

Matthew 13:13-14

That's why I speak to them in parables, because "they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'

Matthew 13:35

This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet when he said, "I will open my mouth to speak in parables. I will declare what has been hidden since the creation of the world."

Mark 4:33-34

With many other parables like these, Jesus kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand.

1 Corinthians 13:12

Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Bible References

General references

Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, "O Lord GOD! They're saying about me, "Isn't he one to propound parables?'"
Judges 9:8
"Once upon a time the trees went out to consecrate a king for themselves. "So they told the olive tree, "Reign over us!'
Judges 14:12
"Let me tell you a riddle," Samson told them. "If you can solve it during this week-long festival, I'll give you 30 linen garments and 30 formal garments.
Hosea 12:10
I spoke to the prophets, giving revelation after revelation, and employing parables in the prophetic writings.
Matthew 13:13
That's why I speak to them in parables, because "they look but don't see, and they listen but don't hear or understand.'
Mark 4:33
With many other parables like these, Jesus kept speaking his message to them according to their ability to understand.
1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see only an indistinct image in a mirror, but then we will be face to face. Now what I know is incomplete, but then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.

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