Ezekiel 17:2
"Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, "O sovereign Lord! They are saying of me, 'Does he not simply speak in eloquent figures of speech?'"
Judges 9:8-15
"The trees were determined to go out and choose a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, 'Be our king!'
Judges 14:12-19
Samson said to them, "I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.
2 Samuel 12:1-4
So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, "There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
Ezekiel 24:3
Recite a proverb to this rebellious house and say to them, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Set on the pot, set it on, pour water in it too;
Hosea 12:10
I spoke to the prophets; I myself revealed many visions; I spoke in parables through the prophets."
Matthew 13:13-14
For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.
Matthew 13:35
This fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has been hidden from the foundation of the world."
Mark 4:33-34
So with many parables like these, he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear.
1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known.