Proverbs 1:6

New King James Version

To understand a proverb and an enigma, The words of the wise and their riddles.

Cross References

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

Mark 4:11

And He said to them, “To you it has been given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to those who are outside, all things come in parables,

Hebrews 5:14

But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Psalm 49:4

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.

Mark 4:34

But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd.

Numbers 12:8

I speak with him face to face, Even plainly, and not in dark sayings; And he sees the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid To speak against My servant Moses?”

2 Peter 3:16

as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which untaught and unstable people twist to their own destruction, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures.

Proverbs 24:23

These things also belong to the wise: It is not good to show partiality in judgment.

Daniel 8:23

“And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.