18 Bible Verses about Likening
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To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare to him?
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equaled? saith the Holy One.
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,
And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Whoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like.
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king who would take account of his servants.
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field:
Another parable he proposed to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:
Then said he, To what is the kingdom of God like? and to what shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew, and became a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
For the kingdom of heaven is like to a man that is a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a marriage for his son,
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered to them his goods.
Topics on Likening
Likening People
Matthew 11:16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,
Likening Things
Lamentations 2:13What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?