Psalm 49:4

The Scriptures 1998

I incline my ear to a parable; I expound my riddle on the lyre.

Cross References

Psalm 78:2

I open my mouth in a parable; I utter riddles of old,

Matthew 13:35

so that what was spoken by the prophet might be filled, saying, “I shall open My mouth in parables, I shall pour forth what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.”

Proverbs 1:6

For understanding a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.

Numbers 23:7

And he took up his proverb and said, “Balaq the sovereign of Mo’aḇ

Numbers 12:8

“I speak with him mouth to mouth, and plainly, and not in riddles. And he sees the form of יהוה. So why were you not afraid to speak against My servant Mosheh?”

2 Corinthians 3:12

Having then such expectation, we use much boldness of speech,

Luke 12:3

“So, whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms shall be proclaimed on the house-tops.

Daniel 8:23

“And in the latter time of their rule, when the transgressors have filled up their measure, a sovereign, fierce of face and skilled at intrigues, shall stand up.

Ezekiel 20:49

And I said, “Ah, Master יהוה! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not speaking parables?’ ”