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
31 tagged verse occurrences
Numbers 23:7 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe 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.Numbers 23:18 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe took up his parable, and said, “Rise up, Balak, and hear! Listen to me, you son of Zippor.Numbers 24:3 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;Numbers 24:15 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe took up his parable, and said, “Balaam the son of Beor says, the man whose eye was closed says;Numbers 24:20 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe 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.”Numbers 24:21 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe looked at the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, “Your dwelling place is strong. Your nest is set in the rock.Numbers 24:23 · מְשָׁל֖וֹHe took up his parable, and said, “Alas, who shall live when God does this?Deuteronomy 28:37 · לְמָשָׁ֖לYou shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.1 Samuel 10:12 · לְמָשָׁ֔לOne of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”1 Samuel 24:13 · מְשַׁל֙As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;’ but my hand shall not be on you.1 Kings 4:32 · מָשָׁ֑לHe spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were one thousand 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 made holy 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 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 13:12 · מִשְׁלֵי־Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.Job 27:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹJob again took up his parable, and said,Job 29:1 · מְשָׁל֗וֹJob again took up his parable, and said,Psalm 44:14 · מָ֭שָׁלYou make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.Psalm 49:4 · לְמָשָׁ֣לI will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.Psalm 69:11 · לְמָשָֽׁל׃When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to 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 parables, the words and riddles of the wise.Proverbs 10:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֗יThe proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.Proverbs 25:1 · מִשְׁלֵ֣יThese also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.Proverbs 26:7 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לLike the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Proverbs 26:9 · וּ֝מָשָׁ֗לLike a thornbush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.Ecclesiastes 12:9 · מְשָׁלִ֥יםFurther, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.Isaiah 14:4 · הַמָּשָׁ֥לthat you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”Jeremiah 24:9 · וּלְמָשָׁל֙I 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.Micah 2:4 · מָשָׁ֗לIn 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!’”Habakkuk 2:6 · מָשָׁ֣לWon’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?’