Psalm 78:2

Lessons From Israel's Past

¹ Listen, O my people, to my teaching;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth [and be willing to learn].
² 
I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples];
I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]—
³
Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.

From the Beginning

Of the World

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb;
On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.

Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation,
And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].

Matthew 13:11-13

Jesus replied to them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Matthew 13:34-35

All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.

Mark 4:34

and He did not say anything to them without [using] a parable; He did, however, explain everything privately to His own disciples.