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 to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?
Mark 4:11
And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;
Acts 8:30
And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
The words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.
Dark
Psalm 49:4
I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
Psalm 78:2
Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for men of full growth, even for those whose senses are trained by use to see what is good and what is evil.
2 Peter 3:16
And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
General references
Proverbs 2:9
Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.