18 Bible Verses about Likening
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To whom will you liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be alike?
But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Whosoever comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he is like:
What thing shall I take to witness for you? what thing shall I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your run is vast as the sea: who can heal you?
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, who would take account of his servants.
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man who sowed good seed in his field:
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods.
Topics on Likening
Likening God
Isaiah 40:18To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare unto him?
Likening People
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Likening Things
Lamentations 2:13What thing shall I take to witness for you? what thing shall I liken to you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your run is vast as the sea: who can heal you?