With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches, and he shall behold the form of LORD. Why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him who girds on [his armor] boast himself as he who puts it off.

I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

that thou shall take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!

And it came to pass, when all who knew him formerly saw, that, behold, he prophesied with the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And a man from the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

As says the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness, but my hand shall not be upon thee.

I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding, read more. to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness and justice and equity, to give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion, that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels, to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

to understand a proverb, and a figure, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The fear of LORD is the beginning of knowledge. The foolish despise wisdom and instruction. read more. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

The curse of LORD is in the house of a wicked man, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.

to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?

The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough:

The leach has two daughters, [crying], Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, [yea], four that do not say, Enough: Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough.

Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough. The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.

The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden. So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.

So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity. For three things the earth trembles, and for four, [which] it cannot bear:

For three things the earth trembles, and for four, [which] it cannot bear: For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food,

For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food, for a hateful woman when she is married, and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

for a hateful woman when she is married, and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer,

The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer, the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks,

the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks, the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands,

the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands, the lizard takes hold with her hands, yet she is in kings' palaces.

the lizard takes hold with her hands, yet she is in kings' palaces. There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:

There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going: The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turns not away from any,

The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turns not away from any, the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.

the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.

Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use [this] proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.

Then I said, Ah lord LORD! They say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.

And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

In the same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit, and said, I thank thee, Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, that thou hid these things from the wise and astute, and revealed them to the childlike. Yea, Father, because it becam

For in this the saying is true, One is who sows, and another who reaps.

His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speak plainly, and speak not one veiled word.

And thou shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where LORD shall lead thee away.

When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel,

And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yea, he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.

that thou shall take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How has the oppressor ceased, the golden city ceased!

I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.

Son of man, what is this proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails? Tell them therefore, Thus says lord LORD: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel, but say to them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel, and say, Thus says lord LORD: A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers, which had various colors, came to Lebanon, and took the top of the cedar.

What do ye mean, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the son's teeth are set on edge? As I live, says lord LORD, ye shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him who increases that which is not his (how long?) and who loads himself with pledges!

And he said to them, Ye will doubtless say to me this proverb: Physician, heal thyself. How many things we heard that happened at Capernaum, do also here in thy fatherland.

Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.

These things I have spoken to you in veiled words. The hour comes, when I will no more speak to you in veiled words, but will inform you plainly about the Father.

His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speak plainly, and speak not one veiled word.