14 Bible Verses about Likening

"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?

Every one who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like:

Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field;

Another parable he put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field;

Then he said, "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 sowed in his garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."

"For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who arranged a marriage for his son,

"Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.

"For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.