Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Incline
Parable
Bible References
Incline
Psalm 78:2 I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—
I will speak mysteries from the past
Matthew 13:35
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
I will open My mouth in parables;
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
I will declare things kept secret
from the foundation of the world.
Parable
Numbers 23:7
Balaam proclaimed his poem:
Balak brought me from Aram;
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
the king of Moab, from the eastern mountains:
“Come, put a curse on Jacob for me;
come, denounce Israel!”
Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, they are saying of me, ‘Isn’t he just posing riddles?’”
Matthew 13:11
He answered them, “Because the secrets of the kingdom of heaven have been given for you to know, but it has not been given to them.
Dark
Proverbs 1:6 for understanding a proverb or a parable,
the words of the wise, and their riddles.
the words of the wise, and their riddles.
Daniel 8:23 Near the end of their kingdoms,
when the rebels have reached
the full measure of their sin,
an insolent king, skilled in intrigue,
will come to the throne.
when the rebels have reached
the full measure of their sin,
an insolent king, skilled in intrigue,
will come to the throne.
Luke 12:3 Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
2 Corinthians 3:12
Therefore, having such a hope, we use great boldness.