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 and asked Jesus, "Why do you speak to people in parables?"
Mark 4:11
He told them, "The secret about the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside, everything comes in parables
Acts 8:30
So Philip ran up to it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah out loud. Philip asked, "Do you understand what you're reading?"
The words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
Sayings from the wise are like cattle prods and well fastened nails; this masterful collection was given by one shepherd.
Dark
Psalm 49:4
I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.
Psalm 78:2
I will tell a parable, speaking riddles from long ago
Matthew 13:34
Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for mature people, whose minds are trained by practice to distinguish good from evil.
2 Peter 3:16
He speaks about this subject in all his letters. Some things in them are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, leading to their own destruction, as they do the rest of the Scriptures.
General references
Proverbs 2:9
Then you will understand what is right, just, and upright every good path.