Psalms 78:2

In 11 translations

BSB

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,Or from ancient times; see also LXX; cited in Matthew 13:35

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

I open my mouth with an allegory, || I bring forth hidden things of old,

YLT

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

DBY

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,

DRC77:2

I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter propositions from the beginning.

GNV

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will declare high sentences of olde.

JPS

I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old;

LXXE77:2

I will open my mouth in parables: I will utter dark sayings which have been from the beginning.

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WLC

אֶפְתְּחָ֣ה בְמָשָׁ֣ל פִּ֑י אַבִּ֥יעָה חִ֝יד֗וֹת מִנִּי־קֶֽדֶם׃

LXX-Br77:2

Ἀνοίξω ἐν παραβολαῖς τὸ στόμα μου, φθέγξομαι προβλήματα ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 13:34–35Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter…
• Matthew 13:11–13He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will…
• Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
• Psalms 49:4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
• Proverbs 1:6by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

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