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 said to Him, Why do You speak to them in parables?
Mark 4:11
And He said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside, all these things are given in parables
Acts 8:30
And Philip ran there to him and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you indeed understand what you are reading?
The words
Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads; yes, their collected words are like nails driven home; they are given from one Shepherd.
Dark
Psalm 49:4
I will bow down my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying on the harp.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable; I will speak dark sayings of old,
Matthew 13:34
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a parable,
Hebrews 5:14
But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, even those who because of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
2 Peter 3:16
as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable pervert, as also they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction).
General references
Proverbs 2:9
Then you shall understand righteousness and judgment and honesty, every good path.