Reference: Proverb
Easton
a trite maxim; a similitude; a parable. The Hebrew word thus rendered (mashal) has a wide signification. It comes from a root meaning "to be like," "parable." Rendered "proverb" in Isa 14:4; Hab 2:6; "dark saying" in Ps 49:4; Nu 12:8. Ahab's defiant words in answer to the insolent demands of Benhadad, "Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off," is a well known instance of a proverbial saying (1Ki 20:11).
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Mouth to mouth, do I speak with him And plainly - not in dark sayings, And the form of Yahweh, doth he discern, - Wherefore then, were ye not afraid to speak against my servant - against Moses?
And the king of Israel responded and said: Tell him, - Let not, him that girdeth, boast himself like him, that looseneth.
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
that thou shalt take up this taunt over the king of Babylon, and shalt say: - How hath ceased the oppressor! Ceased the exactress!
Shall not, these, all of them, against him, take up - a taunt, a mocking poem, enigmatical sentences - concerning him? And say - Alas! for him who maketh abundance in what is not his own, How long? that he should be burdening himself with heavy debts?
Hastings
PROVERB
1. Meaning.
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And it came to pass, that, all who knew him aforetime, looked, and lo! with the prophets, he did prophesy. So the people said, one to another - What, now, hath befallen the son of Kish? Is, even Saul, among the prophets? Then responded one of that place, and said, But who is, their father? For this cause, it became a proverb, Is, even Saul, among the prophets?
As saith the proverb of the ancients, From the lawless, proceedeth lawlessness, - mine own hand, therefore shall not be upon thee.
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel: For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence; read more. For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity; For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion. A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire, By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised. read more. Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;
The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.
Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;
To cause thee to know the meaning of faithful sayings, that thou mayest give back faithful sayings to them who ask thee.
The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!
The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough! Hades, and barrenness, - A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough!
Hades, and barrenness, - A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough! The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it. Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:
Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand: The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock, - the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock, - the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid. So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, - she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, - she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity! Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;
Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food; Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress. Four, things there are, the small of the earth, - yet, they, are wiser than the wise:
Four, things there are, the small of the earth, - yet, they, are wiser than the wise: The ants, a people, not strong, - yet prepare they, in summer, their food;
The ants, a people, not strong, - yet prepare they, in summer, their food; The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house;
The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house; King, is there none, to, the locusts, - yet go forth in swarms, do they all;
King, is there none, to, the locusts, - yet go forth in swarms, do they all; The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, - yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king.
The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, - yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king. Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going:
Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going: The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one;
The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one; The greyhound, or the he-goat, - and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
The greyhound, or the he-goat, - and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
Lo! every one who useth proverbs, against thee, shall use a proverb saying, - Like the mother, so her daughter!
Then said I, Ah! My Lord Yahweh: They are saying of me, Is not he a putter forth of parables?
In that season, answered Jesus, and said - I openly give praise unto thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, - in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes;
Again I say unto you - Easier, is it for, a camel, through the eye of a needle, to enter, than a rich man - into the kingdom of God.
In the self-same hour, exulted he in the Holy Spirit, and said - I openly give praise unto thee, Father! Lord of heaven and earth! in that thou hast hid these things from the wise and discerning, and hast revealed them unto babes, - Yea, O Father! that, so, hath it become, a delight, before thee.
For, herein, doth the saying, hold good, - One, is the sower, and, another, is the reaper.
His disciples say - See! now, openly, art thou speaking, and, not a single similitude, art thou using:
Morish
The word chidah is once translated 'proverb,' Hab 2:6 but is often translated 'riddle.' It signifies 'problem,' a hidden mode of speaking, which conceals the sense under figurative expressions. The parable of the great eagle in Eze 17:2-3, is also called a 'riddle.' The word commonly translated 'proverb,' and used for the Book of Proverbs is mashal, signifying 'comparison, similitude.' Proverbs are short sentences calculated to arrest attention and be retained in the memory. De 28:37; 1Sa 24:13; Ps 69:11; Pr 1:1; Ec 12:9; Isa 14:4; Jer 24:9; Eze 12:22-23; 18:2-3; etc. In the N.T. are the words
1, ????????, 'a similitude, comparison.' In the A.V. this is only once translated 'proverb,' Lu 4:23; but is often translated 'parable.'
2, ????????: this is more an obscure saying, Joh 16:25,29; 2Pe 2:22; it is translated 'parable' in Joh 10:6, but 'allegory' would be a better rendering.
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Thus shalt thou become a horror, a byword, and a mockery, among all the peoples whither Yahweh thy God will drive thee.
When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
Besides that, the Proclaimer being wise, - still further taught knowledge unto the people, and weighed and searched, arranged proverbs in abundance.
that thou shalt take up this taunt over the king of Babylon, and shalt say: - How hath ceased the oppressor! Ceased the exactress!
yea I will deliver them up, as a terror of calamity, to all the kingdoms of the earth, - as a reproach and as a byword, as a mockery and as a contempt, in every place whither I will drive them;
Son of man What is this proverb ye have, concerning the so of Israel, saying, - The days, are prolonged, Therefore shall every vision come to nought? Therefore say unto them, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, I will cause this proverb to cease, And they shall use it as a proverb no more in Israel, - But speak unto them, The days late drawn near, And the substance of every vision.
Son of man Put thou forth a riddle And speak thou a parable,- Unto the house of Israel: So then thou shalt say, Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh, - A great eagle, with large wings of long pinion, full of plumage, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
What occasion have ye, to be using this proverb, concerning the so of Israel, saying, - Fathers eat sour grapes, And the children's teeth are blunted? As I live, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Surely ye shall have occasion no longer to use this proverb, in Israel.
Shall not, these, all of them, against him, take up - a taunt, a mocking poem, enigmatical sentences - concerning him? And say - Alas! for him who maketh abundance in what is not his own, How long? that he should be burdening himself with heavy debts?
And he said unto them - By all means, ye will speak to me this similitude: Physician! heal, thyself, - Whatsoever things we have heard of coming to pass in Capernaum, do here also, in thine own country.
This similitude, spake Jesus unto them; but, those men, understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them.
These things, in similitudes, have I spoken unto you: There cometh an hour, when, no longer in similitudes, will I speak unto you, but, openly, concerning the Father, will I tell you.
His disciples say - See! now, openly, art thou speaking, and, not a single similitude, art thou using: