18 Bible Verses about Likening

Most Relevant Verses

Isaiah 40:25


“To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

Isaiah 46:5


“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?

Matthew 11:16

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,

Luke 7:31

“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation [who set aside God’s plan], and what are they like?

Luke 6:47

Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:

Lamentations 2:13


How shall I console you?
To what shall I compare you,
O Daughter of Jerusalem?
With what shall I compare you, so that I may comfort you,
O Virgin Daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?

Matthew 18:23

“Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.

Matthew 13:24

Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

He gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Luke 13:18-19

So this led Him to say, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky found shelter and nested in its branches.”

Matthew 20:1

“For the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of an estate who went out in the morning at dawn to hire workmen for his vineyard.

Matthew 25:1

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.

Matthew 25:14

“For it is just like a man who was about to take a journey, and he called his servants together and entrusted them with his possessions.

Topics on Likening

Likening People

Matthew 11:16

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,

Likening Things

Lamentations 2:13


How shall I console you?
To what shall I compare you,
O Daughter of Jerusalem?
With what shall I compare you, so that I may comfort you,
O Virgin Daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea;
Who can heal you?

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