Proverbs 1:6
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To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
In other translations
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
- Mark 4:11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables,
- Psalm 49:4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
- Acts 8:30-3130 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.30 So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. 31 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
- Hebrews 5:14But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
- Mark 4:34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
- Matthew 13:10-1710 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.10 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?” 11 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. 12 Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Matthew 13:34-3534 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.34 Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. 35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
- Ecclesiastes 12:11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
- 2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
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