18 Bible Verses about Likening
Most Relevant Verses
“To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
“To whom would you liken Me
And make Me equal and compare Me,
That we may be alike?
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others,
“To what then shall I compare the people of this generation [who set aside God’s plan], and what are they like?
Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:
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?
“Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves.
Jesus gave them another parable [to consider], saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
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;
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.”
“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.
“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom.
“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 God
Isaiah 40:18
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
Likening People
Matthew 11:16Likening 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?