I will speak with him mouth to mouth, even clearly, and not in dark speeches. And he shall behold the likeness of Jehovah. Why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant Moses?

And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Do not let him who girds on boast himself like the one who loosens his armor.

I will bow down my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying on the harp.

you shall take up this song against the king of Babylon and say, How the exacter, the gold gatherer has ceased!

Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?

And it happened when all who knew him before saw him, behold, he prophesied among the prophets. And the people said to one another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And a man from there answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

As the ancient proverb says, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked. But my hand shall not be on you.

I will bow down my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying on the harp.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; to know wisdom and instruction; to recognize the words of understanding; read more. to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and uprightness; to give sense to the simple, knowledge and judgment to the young man; the wise hears and increases learning; and understanding ones get wisdom; to understand a proverb and its meaning; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings.

to understand a proverb and its meaning; the words of the wise, and their acute sayings. The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; but fools despise wisdom and instruction. read more. My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother;

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

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but He blesses the home of the just.

Bow down your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to My knowledge.

that I might make you know the sureness of the words of truth; to return the words of truth to those who send to you?

The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give! Three things are never satisfied, yea, four things never say, Enough!

The leech has two daughters, crying, Give, give! Three things are never satisfied, yea, four things never say, Enough! The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, Enough.

The grave; and the barren womb, the earth not filled with water, and the fire, have not said, 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. Three things are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I do not know:

Three things are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I do not know: the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden.

the way of an eagle in the air; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the middle of the sea; and the way of a man with a maiden. Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no evil.

Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no evil. Under three things the earth quakes, and under four it is not able to bear up:

Under three things the earth quakes, and under four it is not able to bear up: for a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food;

for a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food; for a hateful woman when she is married; and a servant girl that is heir to her mistress.

for a hateful woman when she is married; and a servant girl that is heir to her mistress. Four things are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

Four things are little on 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 rock-badgers are not a mighty people, yet they make their houses in the rock;

the rock-badgers are not a mighty people, yet they make their houses in the rock; the locusts have no king, yet they go forth by bands, all of them;

the locusts have no king, yet they go forth by bands, all of them; you can take the lizard with the hands, yet it is in king's palaces.

you can take the lizard with the hands, yet it is in king's palaces. There are three things which go well in a march, yea, four that go well in walking:

There are three things which go well in a march, yea, four that go well in walking: a lion is mighty among beasts and does not turn away for any;

a lion is mighty among beasts and does not turn away for any; one girded in the loins; and a he-goat; and a king when his army is with him.

one girded in the loins; and a he-goat; and a king when his army is with him.

Behold, all who use proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As the mother, so is her daughter.

And I said, Ah Lord Jehovah! They say of me, Does he not speak parables?

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank You, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and revealed them to babes.

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

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in Spirit and said, I thank You, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the sophisticated and cunning, and have revealed them to babes. Yes, Father, for so it was pleasing before You.

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

The disciples said to Him, Lo, now You speak plainly and speak no parable.

And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by-word among all nations where Jehovah shall lead you.

I also made sackcloth my clothing, and I became a proverb to them.

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

And more than that, the preacher was wise; he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he listened, and looked, and set in order many proverbs.

you shall take up this song against the king of Babylon and say, How the exacter, the gold gatherer has ceased!

and I will even make them a horror for evil to all the kingdoms of the earth, for a reproach and a proverb, a gibe and a curse, there in all places where I shall drive them.

Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days will go on and every vision shall fail? Therefore tell them, So says the Lord Jehovah: 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 out a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel. And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: A great eagle with great wings, long of pinion, full of feathers, who had different colors, came to Lebanon and took the highest branch of the cedar.

What is it to you that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the teeth of the sons are dull? As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, to you there is no longer any occasion to use this proverb in Israel.

Shall not all these lift up a parable against him, and a mocking riddle to him, and say, Woe to him who increases what is not his! Until when, then, shall he load the pledges on himself?

And He said to them, You will surely say this proverb to Me, Physician, heal yourself. Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in your native-place.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what it was which He spoke to them.

I have spoken these things to you in parables, but the time is coming when I shall no more speak to you in parables, but I will show you plainly of the Father.

The disciples said to Him, Lo, now You speak plainly and speak no parable.