1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H4912 — מָשָׁל
ma.shal · proverb · Hebrew/Aramaic
31 tagged verse occurrences
Numbers 23:7 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.Numbers 23:18 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:Numbers 24:3 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;Numbers 24:15 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor saith, And the man whose eye was closed saith;Numbers 24:20 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he looked on Amalek, and took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; But his latter end shall come to destruction.Numbers 24:21 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.Numbers 24:23 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this?Deuteronomy 28:37 · לְמָשָׁ֖לAnd thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.1 Samuel 10:12 · לְמָשָׁ֔לAnd one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?1 Samuel 24:13 · מְשַׁל֙As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.1 Kings 4:32 · מָשָׁ֑לAnd he spake three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.1 Kings 9:7 · לְמָשָׁ֥לthen 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 peoples.2 Chronicles 7:20 · לְמָשָׁ֥לthen will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.Job 13:12 · מִשְׁלֵי־Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay.Job 27:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹAnd Job again took up his parable, and said,Job 29:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹAnd Job again took up his parable, and said,Psalm 44:14 · מָ֭שָׁלThou makest us a byword among the nations, A shaking of the head among the peoples.Psalm 49:4 · לְמָשָׁ֣לI will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.Psalm 69:11 · לְמָשָֽׁל׃When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword unto them.Psalm 78:2 · בְמָשָׁ֣לI will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,Proverbs 1:1 · מִ֭שְׁלֵיThe proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:Proverbs 1:6 · מָ֭שָׁלTo understand a proverb, and a figure, The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.Proverbs 10:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֗יThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.Proverbs 25:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֣יThese also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.Proverbs 26:7 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לThe legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:9 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לAs a thorn that goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · מְשָׁלִ֥יםAnd further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Isaiah 14:4 · הַמָּשָׁ֥לthat thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!Jeremiah 24:9 · וּלְמָשָׁל֙I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.Micah 2:4 · מָשָׁ֗לIn that day shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly ruined: he changeth the portion of my people: how doth he remove it from me! to the rebellious he divideth our fields.Habakkuk 2:6 · מָשָׁ֣לShall 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 that ladeth himself with pledges!