Psalm 78:2
I will open, in a parable, my mouth, I will pour forth enigmas out of antiquity; -
Psalm 49:4
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
Proverbs 1:6
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Matthew 13:11-13
And, he, answering, said, Because, unto you, hath it been given, to get to know the sacred secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, - whereas, unto them, hath it not been given.
Matthew 13:34-35
All these things, spake Jesus in parables, unto the multitudes, and, without a parable, was he speaking, nothing, unto them:
Mark 4:34
but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, - privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.