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]—
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb;
On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
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 13:11-13
Jesus replied to them,
Matthew 13:34-35
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables, and He said nothing to them without [using] a parable.
Mark 4:34
and He did not say anything to them without [using] a parable; He did, however, explain everything privately to His own disciples.
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I will
Dark sayings
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I will
I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb;
On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
Dark sayings
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].