18 Bible Verses about Likening

Most Relevant Verses

Isaiah 40:25

“Who will you compare Me to,
or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

Isaiah 46:5

“Who will you compare Me or make Me equal to?
Who will you measure Me with,
so that we should be like each other?

Matthew 11:16

“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

Luke 7:31

“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

Luke 6:47

I will show you what someone is like who comes to Me, hears My words, and acts on them:

Lamentations 2:13

מ MemWhat can I say on your behalf?
What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?
What can I liken you to,
so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea.
Who can heal you?

Matthew 18:23

For this reason, the kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

Matthew 13:24

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.

Matthew 13:31

He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field.

Luke 13:18-19

He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to? It’s like a mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

Matthew 20:1

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

Matthew 25:1

“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like 10 virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the groom.

Matthew 25:14

“For it is just like a man going on a journey. He called his own slaves and turned over his possessions to them.

Topics on Likening

Likening People

Matthew 11:16

“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

Likening Things

Lamentations 2:13

מ MemWhat can I say on your behalf?
What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem?
What can I liken you to,
so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion?
For your ruin is as vast as the sea.
Who can heal you?

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