Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
I will
Dark sayings
General references
Bible References
I will
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.
Matthew 13:13
I speak to them in illustrations (stories) (parables) (allegories), because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear. They just do not understand.
Dark sayings
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
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.)
Mark 4:34
He spoke only with illustrations. However he made all things clear to his disciples in private.
General references
Matthew 5:2
He opened his mouth and taught them:
Mark 4:22
There is nothing hidden unless it should be made known. Nothing is made secret that should come to light.