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
And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
Mark 4:11
And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:
Acts 8:30
And Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
The words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Dark
Psalm 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
Matthew 13:34
All these things spake Jesus in parables unto the multitudes; and without a parable spake he nothing unto them:
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for fullgrown men, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.
2 Peter 3:16
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.
General references
Proverbs 2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea , every good path.