proverb, parable, pithy discourse
proverb, parable, pithy discourse. Proverb, riddle, comparison, poetic aphorism; core literary genre of Old Testament wisdom condensing life principles into memorable parallelisms.
Psalms • Chapter 78 (72 verses)
Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Ephraim , Ham , Joseph , Judah , Egypt , Zoan , Ham 2 , Shiloh .
Mark • Chapter 12 (44 verses)
And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .
Mark • Chapter 4 (41 verses)
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, ...
John • Chapter 10 (42 verses)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem , Solomon's , Jordan .
Luke • Chapter 15 (32 verses)
Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
Luke • Chapter 18 (43 verses)
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho , Nazareth .
Job • Chapter 27 (23 verses)
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Luke • Chapter 19 (48 verses)
And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho . And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham , Jericho , Jerusalem , Bethphage , Bethany 1 .
Matthew • Chapter 13 (58 verses)
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , James ( Jacob ), Joses , Simon .
Matthew • Chapter 20 (34 verses)
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Jericho .
Biblical Place • 33.380°N, 36.306°E
river. Referenced in 2 Kgs 5:12 .
Job • Chapter 29 (25 verses)
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Luke 21
Connected via Luke 18 81%
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Luke • Chapter 21 (38 verses)
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jerusalem .
Luke 10
Connected via Mark 12 80%
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Luke • Chapter 10 (42 verses)
After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harv... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Mary , Sodom , Chorazin , Bethsaida , Tyre , Sidon .
a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping
a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping. Primary meaning: a going aside, a deviation, an overstepping, transgression. Strong's: violation. Lexical nuances: a going aside , a deviation (Arist.).
Numbers • Chapter 23 (30 verses)
And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: pera... Mentions: Moab , Aram , Jacob/Israel , Zophim , Pisgah , Egypt .
Luke • Chapter 8 (56 verses)
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom ... Mentions: Mary , Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Galilee .
a handing down, over, transfer
a handing down, over, transfer. Primary meaning: a handing down, over, transfer, transmission. Strong's: transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specially, the Jewish traditionary law. Lexical nuances: a handing down or over , transfer , transmission (Arist., Polyb., al., LXX).
Matthew • Chapter 22 (46 verses)
And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel .
Mark 8
Connected via Mark 4 78%
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Mark • Chapter 8 (38 verses)
In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: And if I send them away fasting to their ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Dalmanutha , Bethsaida , Caesarea Philippi .
to act vanity, become futile
to act vanity, become futile. To become empty, follow idols into delusion; 'they followed vanity and became vain' (2 Kings 17:15, Jeremiah 2:5).
Interactive 3D Judean Coin • Mark 12:41–44 & Luke 21:1–4
Small bronze Hasmonean prutah/lepton minted in Jerusalem under King Alexander Jannaeus that remained the smallest denomination bronze coin in daily circulation during the first century AD—universalized in the Gospels as the 'widow's mite' cast into the Temple treasury ( Mark 12:42 ; Luke 21:2 ).
Ecclesiastes • Chapter 11 (10 verses)
Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, ...
Mark
Connected via Mark 12 77%
New Testament
New Testament • 16 Chapters
Mark (New Testament, 16 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , Simon , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Levi , David . Key places: Jerusalem , Jordan , Nazareth , Galilee , Capernaum , Tyre . Opens with: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;..."
Biblical Place • 31.833°N, 35.300°E
~. Referenced in Josh 18:23 .
Psalms • Chapter 49 (20 verses)
Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: Both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Proverbs • Chapter 26 (28 verses)
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
to be wonderful, surpassing, extraordinary
to be wonderful, surpassing, extraordinary. To be extraordinary, beyond human comprehension or accomplishment ('Is anything too hard for the LORD?', Genesis 18:14).
young bull, steer, premier sacrificial victim
young bull, steer, premier sacrificial victim. Young bull; premier sacrificial victim prescribed for high priest's sin offering, whole congregation sin offering, and Day of Atonement.
Luke • Chapter 12 (59 verses)
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered, that sha... Mentions: Solomon .
Luke
Connected via Luke 18 75%
New Testament
New Testament • 24 Chapters
Luke (New Testament, 24 chapters). Key figures: Aaron , Jacob/Israel , Joseph , David , Mary , Abram/Abraham . Key places: Galilee , Nazareth , Syria , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem , Ituraea . Opens with: "Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,..."
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant
In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .
Matthew
Connected via Matthew 13 74%
New Testament
New Testament • 28 Chapters
Matthew (New Testament, 28 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Judah . Key places: Aram , Rahab , Babylon , Bethlehem 1 , Jerusalem , Egypt . Opens with: "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David , the son of Abraham ...."