Proverbs 1:6

New International Reader's Version

What I’m teaching also helps you understand proverbs and stories. It helps you understand the sayings and riddles of those who are wise.

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I will pay attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle as I play the harp.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth and tell a story. I will speak about things that were hidden. They happened a long time ago.

Proverbs 24:23

Here are more sayings of wise people. Taking sides in court is not good.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The sayings of those who are wise move people to take action. Their collected sayings are like nails pounded in firm and deep. These sayings are given to us by one shepherd.

Daniel 8:23

“Toward the end of their rule, those who refuse to obey God will become completely evil. Then another king will appear. He will have a scary-looking face. He will be a master at making clever plans.

Numbers 12:8

With Moses I speak face to face. I speak with him clearly. I do not speak in riddles. I let him see something of what I look like. So why were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

Mark 4:11

He told them, “The secret of God’s kingdom has been given to you. But to outsiders everything is told using stories.

Mark 4:34

He did not say anything to them without using a story. But when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything.

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for those who are grown up. They have trained themselves to tell the difference between good and evil. That shows they have grown up.

2 Peter 3:16

Paul writes the same way in all his letters. He speaks about what I have just told you. His letters include some things that are hard to understand. People who don’t know better and aren’t firm in the faith twist what he says. They twist the other Scriptures too. So they will be destroyed.