Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in an illustration. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Psalm 49:4
I will incline my ear (turn my attention) to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the music of a harp.
Proverbs 1:6
This will help him understand a proverb and the interpretation as well as the words of the wise and their riddles.
Matthew 13:11-13
He responded: You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for you is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.)
Matthew 13:34-35
Jesus spoke with illustrations to the crowds. He did not speak anything without using illustrations.
Mark 4:34
He spoke only with illustrations. However he made all things clear to his disciples in private.