H4912

משל

mashal

Masculine noun · Apparently from משל (H4910) in some original sense of superiority in mental action

Apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse):—byword, like, parable, proverb.

Outline

proverb, parable

proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism
byword
similitude, parable
poem
sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims

Usages

Numbers 23:7

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

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Numbers 23:18

And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

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Numbers 24:3

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

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Numbers 24:15

¶ And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

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Numbers 24:20

¶ And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever.

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Numbers 24:21

And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

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Numbers 24:23

And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

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Deuteronomy 28:37

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

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1 Samuel 10:12

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

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1 Samuel 24:13

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

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1 Kings 4:32

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

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1 Kings 9:7

Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

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2 Chronicles 7:20

Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.

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Job 13:12

Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

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Job 27:1

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

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Job 29:1

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

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Psalms 44:14

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

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Psalms 49:4

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

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Psalms 69:11

I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them.

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Psalms 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

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Proverbs 1:1

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

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Proverbs 1:6

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

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Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

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Proverbs 25:1

These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

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Proverbs 26:7

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Proverbs 26:9

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

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Ecclesiastes 12:9

And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

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Isaiah 14:4

¶ That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

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golden city Babylon, i.e. America.

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Jeremiah 24:9

And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

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Ezekiel 12:22

Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?

Precepts

2 Peter 3:3-4

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Ezekiel 12:23

Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

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Ezekiel 14:8

And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

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Ezekiel 18:2

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

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Ezekiel 18:3

As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

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Ezekiel 20:49

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

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Ezekiel 24:3

And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

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Micah 2:4

¶ In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

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Habakkuk 2:6

Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!

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clay Mistranslation; debt (עבטיט (ibatyat)).

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