Where it appears

• Num 23:7He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.
• Num 23:18He took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.
• Num 24:3He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
• Num 24:15He took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eyes are open says;
• Num 24:20He looked at Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, “Amalek was the first of the nations, But his latter end shall come to destruction.”
• Num 24:21He looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.
• Num 24:23He took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?
• Deut 28:37You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away.
• 1 Sam 10:12One of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
• 1 Sam 24:13As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
• 1 Kgs 4:32He spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs numbered one thousand five.
• 1 Kgs 9:7then I will cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and I will cast this house, which I have made holy for my name, out of my sight; and Israel will be a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
• 2 Chr 7:20then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
• Job 13:12Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.
• Job 27:1Job again took up his parable, and said,
• Job 29:1Job again took up his parable, and said,
• Ps 44:14You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
• Ps 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.
• Ps 69:11When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.
• Ps 78:2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
• Prov 1:1The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
• Prov 1:6to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
• Prov 10:1The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
• Prov 25:1These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
• Prov 26:7Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
• Prov 26:9Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
• Eccl 12:9Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
• Isa 14:4that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”
• Jer 24:9I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them.
• Ezek 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails?’
• Ezek 12:23Tell them therefore, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel;”’ but tell them, ‘“The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision.
• Ezek 14:8I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from among my people; and you will know that I am Yahweh.
• Ezek 17:2“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
• Ezek 18:2“What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
• Ezek 18:3“As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
• Ezek 20:49Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”
• Ezek 24:3Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Set on the cauldron, set it on, and also pour water into it:
• Mic 2:4In that day they will take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, saying, ‘We are utterly ruined! My people’s possession is divided up. Indeed he takes it from me and assigns our fields to traitors!’”
• Hab 2:6Won’t all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?’