Verses with the word parables in the Apocrypha (9 verses):
Sirach 1:25
The parables of knowledge are in the treasures of wisdom: but godliness is an abomination to a sinner.
Sirach 6:35
Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee.
Sirach 13:26
A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind.
Sirach 18:29
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables.
Sirach 38:33
They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
Sirach 39:2
He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also.
Sirach 39:3
He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables.
Sirach 47:15
Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables.
Sirach 47:17
The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations.
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