1) proverb, parable 1a) proverb, proverbial saying, aphorism 1b) byword 1c) similitude, parable 1d) poem 1e) sentences of ethical wisdom, ethical maxims
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H4912 — מָשָׁל
ma.shal · proverb · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Numbers 23:7 · מְשָׁל֖וֹAnd 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!’Numbers 23:18 · מְשָׁל֖וֹThen Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Arise, O Balak, and listen; give ear to me, O son of Zippor.Numbers 24:3 · מְשָׁל֖וֹand he lifted up an oracle, saying: “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,Numbers 24:15 · מְשָׁל֖וֹThen Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying, “This is the prophecy of Balaam son of Beor, the prophecy of a man whose eyes are open,Numbers 24:20 · מְשָׁל֖וֹThen Balaam saw Amalek and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Amalek was first among the nations, but his end is destruction.”Numbers 24:21 · מְשָׁל֖וֹNext he saw the Kenites and lifted up an oracle, saying: “Your dwelling place is secure, and your nest is set in a cliff.Numbers 24:23 · מְשָׁל֖וֹOnce more Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Ah, who can live unless God has ordained it?Deuteronomy 28:37 · לְמָשָׁ֖לYou will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.1 Samuel 10:12 · לְמָשָׁ֔לThen a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”1 Samuel 24:13 · מְשַׁל֙As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.1 Kings 4:32 · מָשָׁ֑לSolomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five.1 Kings 9:7 · לְמָשָׁ֥לthen I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.2 Chronicles 7:20 · לְמָשָׁ֥לthen I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.Job 13:12 · מִשְׁלֵי־Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.Job 27:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹJob continued his discourse:Job 29:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹAnd Job continued his discourse:Psalm 44:14 · מָ֭שָׁלYou have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.Psalm 49:4 · לְמָשָׁ֣לI will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:Psalm 69:11 · לְמָשָֽׁל׃I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.Psalm 78:2 · בְמָשָׁ֣לI will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,Proverbs 1:1 · מִ֭שְׁלֵיThese are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,Proverbs 1:6 · מָ֭שָׁלby understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.Proverbs 10:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֗יThe proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.Proverbs 25:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֣יThese are additional proverbs of Solomon, which were copied by the men of Hezekiah king of Judah:Proverbs 26:7 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לLike lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.Proverbs 26:9 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לLike a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · מְשָׁלִ֥יםNot only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.Isaiah 14:4 · הַמָּשָׁ֥לyou will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!Jeremiah 24:9 · וּלְמָשָׁל֙I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.Micah 2:4 · מָשָׁ֗לIn that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”Habakkuk 2:6 · מָשָׁ֣לWill not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’