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 I will speak to him, and in appearance and not in enigmas; and the portion of Jehovah shall he behold: and wherefore were ye not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?
And the king of Israel will answer and say, Speak ye. He binding shall not boast as he loosening.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.
And thou tookest up this parable against the king of Babel, and thou saidst, How did he oppressing, cease! oppression ceased.
Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?
Hastings
PROVERB
1. Meaning.
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And it will be all will know him from yesterday the third day, and will see him and behold, he prophesied with the prophets, and the people will say, a man to his neighbor, What was this to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And a man will answer from thence and will say, And who their father? For this it was for a parable, Is Saul also among the prophets?
As the ancient parable will say, Injustice will go forth from the unjust; and my hand shall not be upon thee.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my enigma upon the harp.
Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding; read more. To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice and judgment, and uprightness; To give craftiness to the simple, and to the youth, knowledge and meditation. The wise one will hear and he will add learning: and he understanding, shall obtain guidance: To understand a proverb, and an enigma: the words of the wise and their parables.
To understand a proverb, and an enigma: the words of the wise and their parables. The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: the foolish despised wisdom and instruction. read more. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and thou shalt not reject the law of thy mother:
Her ways the ways of pleasantness, and all her beaten paths, peace.
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the unjust one: and he will bless the dwelling of the just
Incline thine ear and hear the words of the wise, and thou shalt set thy heart to my knowledge.
To cause thee to know the truth of the words of truth; to turn back the words of truth to those sending thee?
To the leech two daughters: Give, give. Behold, three shall not satisfied; four shall not say, Wealth:
To the leech two daughters: Give, give. Behold, three shall not satisfied; four shall not say, Wealth: Hades; and the closed womb; the earth not filled with water; and fire said not, Wealth.
Hades; and the closed womb; the earth not filled with water; and fire said not, Wealth. The eye shall mock to his father, and despise to obey the mother, the ravens of the valley shall bore it out and the sons of the eagle shall eat it
The eye shall mock to his father, and despise to obey the mother, the ravens of the valley shall bore it out and the sons of the eagle shall eat it They three were wonderful above me; and four, I knew them not:
They three were wonderful above me; and four, I knew them not: The way of the eagle in the heavens; the way of the serpent upon the rock; the way of the ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.
The way of the eagle in the heavens; the way of the serpent upon the rock; the way of the ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. So the way of a woman committing adultery; eating and wiping her mouth, and saying, I transgressed not
So the way of a woman committing adultery; eating and wiping her mouth, and saying, I transgressed not For three the earth was moved, and for four, which it shall not be able to lift up:
For three the earth was moved, and for four, which it shall not be able to lift up: For a servant when he shall reign; and the foolish one when he shall be filled with bread;
For a servant when he shall reign; and the foolish one when he shall be filled with bread; For a hated woman when she shall be married and a maid when she shall inherit to her mistress.
For a hated woman when she shall be married and a maid when she shall inherit to her mistress. They four the small of the earth, and they are wise, being made wise:
They four the small of the earth, and they are wise, being made wise: The ants a people not strong, and they will prepare their bread in the summer;
The ants a people not strong, and they will prepare their bread in the summer; The rabbits a people not strong, and they will set their house in the rock;
The rabbits a people not strong, and they will set their house in the rock; To the locust no king, and it will go forth divided all of them;
To the locust no king, and it will go forth divided all of them; The lizard will take hold with their hands, and it is in the temples of the king.
The lizard will take hold with their hands, and it is in the temples of the king. They three making good the step, and four, making good to go:
They three making good the step, and four, making good to go: The lion strong among cattle, and he will not turn back from the face of all;
The lion strong among cattle, and he will not turn back from the face of all; One girded in loins, or a he goat; and a king, no rising up with him.
One girded in loins, or a he goat; and a king, no rising up with him.
Behold, all using parables will use a parable against thee, saying, As the mother, the daughter.
And saying, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say to me, Does he not use parables?
In that time Jesus having answered, said, I acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for thou hast hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to children.
And again I say to you, It is of easier labor for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich one to come into the kingdom of God.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I will acknowledge to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and hast revealed them to babes: yes Father, for so was it benevolence before thee.
For in this the word is true, That one is sowing, and another reaping.
His disciples say to him, See, now thou speakest with freedom of speech, and sayest no proverb.
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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And thou wert for an astonishment, for a parable, for a sharp saying in all the peoples where Jehovah shall lead thee there.
And I will give my clothing sackcloth, and I for a parable to them.
Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel;
And besides, the preacher was wise; he yet taught the people knowledge; and he gave ear, and sought out, setting in order many parables.
And thou tookest up this parable against the king of Babel, and thou saidst, How did he oppressing, cease! oppression ceased.
And I gave them for maltreatment, and for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, for a reproach and for a parable, and for a derision, and for a curse in, all the places which I shall thrust them away there.
Son of man, what this parable to you upon the land of Israel, saying, The days will be prolonged and every vision perished? For this, say to them, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I caused this parable to cease, and they shall no more use it for a parable in Israel; but speak to them: The days drew near, and the word of every vision.
Son of man, propose an enigma and use a parable to the house of Israel; And say, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: The great eagle great of wings, long of the wing-feather, full of feathers, which to him variegation, came to Lebanon, and he will take the foliage of the cedar.
What to you making use of this parable upon the land of Israel, saying, The fathers will eat sour grapes and the sons' teeth will be blunted? I live, says the Lord Jehovah, if it shall be to you more to use this parable in Israel.
Shall not these all of them lift up a parable against him, and an enigma of an oracle against him, and it shall be said, Wo! to him multiplying that not to him. how long making heavy upon him goods taken in pledge?
And he said to them, Directly will ye say to me this proverb, Physician, cure thyself: what things we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them.
These have I spoken to you in proverbs: but the hour comes, when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but with freedom of speech will I announce to you of the Father.
His disciples say to him, See, now thou speakest with freedom of speech, and sayest no proverb.