Verses with the word parable in the Old Testament (17 verses):
Numbers 23:7
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.
Numbers 23:18
And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:
Numbers 24:3
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers 24:15
And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:
Numbers 24:20
And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.
Numbers 24:21
And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
Numbers 24:23
And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!
Job 27:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Job 29:1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Proverbs 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouths of fools.
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 24:3
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Micah 2:4
In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.
Habakkuk 2:6
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
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