Psalms 49:4
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
*I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.
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- *Cross-referenceMat.13.35. psal. 78.2.
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- Psalms 78:2Rank 1 from verse 4
- Matthew 13:35Rank 2 from verse 4
35That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world.
35That it might bee fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet, saying, *I will open my mouth in parables, I wil vtter things which haue bin kept secret from the foundation of the world.
- Numbers 12:8Rank 3 from verse 4
8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
8With him will I speake *mouth to mouth euen apparantly, and not in darke speeches, and the similitude of the LORD shall hee behold: wherefore then were yee not afraid to speake against my seruant Moses?
- Numbers 23:7Rank 4 from verse 4
7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
7And he tooke vp his parable, and said, Balak the King of Moab hath brought mee from Aram, out of the mountaines of the East, saying, Come, curse me Iacob, and come, defie Israel.
- 2 Corinthians 3:12Rank 5 from verse 4
3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
3Therefore, whatsoeuer yee haue spoken in darkenesse, shall bee heard in the light: and that which yee haue spoken in the eare, in closets, shal be proclaimed vpon the house tops.
- Matthew 13:11–15Rank 7 from verse 4
11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
13Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
14And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:
15For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
11He answered, and said vnto them, Because it is giuen vnto you to know the mysteries of the kingdome of heauen, but to them it is not giuen.
12*For whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen, and he shall haue more abundance: but whosoeuer hath not, from him shall be taken away, euen that hee hath.
13Therefore speake I to then in parables: because they seeing, see not: and hearing, they heare not, neither doe they vnderstand.
14And in them is fulfilled the prophecie of Esaias, which saith, *By hearing ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstand: and seeing yee shall see, and shall not perceiue.
15For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes they haue closed, lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and should vnderstand with their heart, and should be conuerted, and I should heale them.
- Daniel 8:23Rank 8 from verse 4
23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
23†And in the latter time of their kingdome, when the transgressours are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and vnderstanding darke sentences, shall stand vp.
- Ezekiel 20:49Rank 9 from verse 4
- Proverbs 1:6Rank 10 from verse 4
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Psalms 49:4
To bend, bow, turn, tend, or direct toward; to direct one's attention or desire.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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A figurative saying, comparison, or narrative that sets one matter beside another to convey meaning.
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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.
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Sense 1: Without light or having little light. Sense 2: Obscure, hidden, or not understood. Sense 3: Darkness or a place or time without light.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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A stringed musical instrument played with the fingers.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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49:1HEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
49:1¶ Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:
49:2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
49:2Both low, and high, rich and poore together.
49:3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49:3My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.
49:4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49:4*I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.
Selected passage49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
49:5Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?
49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
49:6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:
49:7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
49:7None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
49:8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
49:8(For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)
49:9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
49:9That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
49:10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.
49:11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
49:11†Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.
49:12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
49:12Neuerthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beastes that perish.
49:13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
49:13†This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.
49:14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
49:14‖‖Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
49:15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
49:15†‖But God will redeeme my soule from the power of the graue; for he shall receiue me. Selah.
49:16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
49:16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
49:17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
49:17*For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
49:18†Though whiles he liued, he blessed his soule: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe.
49:19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
49:19†Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.
49:20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
49:20Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.