Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb;
On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples];
I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]—
Numbers 12:8
“With him I speak mouth to mouth [directly],
Clearly and openly and not in riddles;
And he beholds the form of the Lord.
Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation,
And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].
Matthew 13:35
This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world.”
Numbers 23:7
Balaam took up his [first] discourse (oracle) and said:
from the mountains of the east, [saying,]
‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;
And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not [just] speaking in parables and making allegories?’”
Daniel 8:23
“At the latter period of their reign,
When the transgressors have finished,
A
Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.
Matthew 13:11-15
Jesus replied to them,
Luke 12:3
2 Corinthians 3:12
Since we have such a [glorious] hope and confident expectation, we speak with great courage,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Incline
Parable
Bible References
Incline
I will open my mouth in a parable [to instruct using examples];
I will utter dark and puzzling sayings of old [that contain important truth]—
I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world.”
Parable
from the mountains of the east, [saying,]
‘Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me;
And come, [violently] denounce Israel.’
Dark
To understand a proverb and a figure [of speech] or an enigma with its interpretation,
And the words of the wise and their riddles [that require reflection].
“At the latter period of their reign,
When the transgressors have finished,
A
Insolent and skilled in intrigue and cunning.