Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will express my riddle on the harp.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,

Numbers 12:8

With him I speak mouth to mouth,
Even openly, and not in dark sayings,
And he beholds the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid
To speak against My servant, against Moses?”

Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb and a figure,
The words of the wise and their riddles.

Matthew 13:35

This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
“I will open My mouth in parables;
I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

Numbers 23:7

He took up his discourse and said,
“From Aram Balak has brought me,
Moab’s king from the mountains of the East,
‘Come curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’

Ezekiel 20:49

Then I said, “Ah Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking parables?’”

Daniel 8:23

“In the latter period of their rule,
When the transgressors have run their course,
A king will arise,
Insolent and skilled in intrigue.

Matthew 13:11-15

Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.

Luke 12:3

Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops.

2 Corinthians 3:12

Therefore having such a hope, we use great boldness in our speech,

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Summary

Psalm 49:4

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Incline

Psalm 78:2

Matthew 13:35

Parable

Numbers 23:7

Ezekiel 20:49

Matthew 13:11

Dark

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