2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,
Psalms 78:2 Cross References - Darby
Psalms 49:4
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
Proverbs 1:6
6 to understand a proverb and an allegory, the words of the wise and their enigmas.
Matthew 13:11-13
11 And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
12 for whoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall be caused to be in abundance; but he who has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
13 For this cause I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor understand;
Matthew 13:34-35
Mark 4:34
34 but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.