Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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Referenced Verses
- Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
- Prov 1:6 : 6 To understand a overb, and the interetation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
- Num 12:8 : 8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
- Matt 13:35 : 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.
- Luke 12:3 : 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
- 2 Cor 3:12 : 12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
- Num 23:7 : 7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
- Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
- Dan 8:23 : 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding rk sentences, shall stand up.
- Matt 13:11-15 : 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. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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1 Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
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1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
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4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
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31 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
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17 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;
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49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the altery; upon the harp with a solemn sound.
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34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
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16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
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17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
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2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
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23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
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31 Mark well, O , hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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1 Wherefore, , I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
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3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
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24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
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14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.