Proverbs 1:6

New Living Translation

by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles.

Cross References

Psalm 49:4

I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.

Psalm 78:2

for I will speak to you in a parable. I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—

Proverbs 24:23

Here are some further sayings of the wise: It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.

Ecclesiastes 12:11

The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep.

Daniel 8:23

“At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.

Numbers 12:8

I speak to him face to face, clearly, and not in riddles! He sees the Lord as he is. So why were you not afraid to criticize my servant Moses?”

Mark 4:11

He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secret of the Kingdom of God. But I use parables for everything I say to outsiders,

Mark 4:34

In fact, in his public ministry he never taught without using parables; but afterward, when he was alone with his disciples, he explained everything to them.

Hebrews 5:14

Solid food is for those who are mature, who through training have the skill to recognize the difference between right and wrong.

2 Peter 3:16

speaking of these things in all of his letters. Some of his comments are hard to understand, and those who are ignorant and unstable have twisted his letters to mean something quite different, just as they do with other parts of Scripture. And this will result in their destruction.