Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
A proverb
The words
General references
Bible References
A proverb
Matthew 13:10
Then the disciples came up and asked Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
Mark 4:11
He answered them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside, everything comes in parables
Acts 8:30
When Philip ran up to it, he heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you’re reading?”
The words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The sayings of the wise are like goads, and those from masters of collections are like firmly embedded nails. The sayings are given by one Shepherd.
Dark
Psalm 49:4 I turn my ear to a proverb;
I explain my riddle with a lyre.
I explain my riddle with a lyre.
Psalm 78:2 I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—
I will speak mysteries from the past
Matthew 13:34
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables, and He would not speak anything to them without a parable,
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature—for those whose senses have been trained to distinguish between good and evil.
2 Peter 3:16
He speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.
General references
Proverbs 2:9 Then you will understand righteousness, justice,
and integrity—every good path.
and integrity—every good path.