Psalm 49:4

Good News Translation

I will turn my attention to proverbs and explain their meaning as I play the harp.

Cross References

Psalm 78:2

I am going to use wise sayings and explain mysteries from the past,

Proverbs 1:6

so that they can understand the hidden meanings of proverbs and the problems that the wise raise.

Ezekiel 20:49

But I protested, “Sovereign Lord, don't make me do it! Everyone is already complaining that I always speak in riddles.”

Daniel 8:23

“When the end of those kingdoms is near and they have become so wicked that they must be punished, there will be a stubborn, vicious, and deceitful king.

Numbers 12:8

So I speak to him face-to-face, clearly and not in riddles; he has even seen my form! How dare you speak against my servant Moses?”

Numbers 23:7

Balaam uttered this prophecy: “Balak king of Moab has brought me From Syria, from the eastern mountains. ‘Come speak for me,’ he said. ‘Put a curse on the people of Israel.’

Matthew 13:35

He did this to make come true what the prophet had said, “I will use parables when I speak to them; I will tell them things unknown since the creation of the world.”

Luke 12:3

So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and whatever you have whispered in private in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.

2 Corinthians 3:12

Because we have this hope, we are very bold.