Psalms 49:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:”
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BSBPD
“I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 49:4 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 12:8I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
- Numbers 23:7And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
- Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
- Ezekiel 20:49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
- Daniel 8:23In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- Matthew 13:35So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
- Luke 12:3What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
- 2 Corinthians 3:12Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
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