Numbers 21:27Mapped KJV word: proverbs
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
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H4911 · mâshal · maw-shal' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
KJV usage
be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.
16mapped occurrences
15verses
8KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
like 5proverbs 2proverb 2speak 2use 2become 1compare 1utter 1
Strong’s is a useful concordance and lexical reference layer. It does not by itself determine the meaning of a word in every context and is not a substitute for the verse, passage, or full grammatical analysis. Hebrew / Aramaic XML data: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0).
Mapped occurrences
Job 30:19Mapped KJV word: like
He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Psalms 28:1Mapped KJV word: become
<<A Psalm of David.>> Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Psalms 49:12Mapped KJV word: like
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 49:20Mapped KJV word: like
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalms 143:7Mapped KJV word: like
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Isaiah 14:10Mapped KJV word: like
All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
Isaiah 46:5Mapped KJV word: compare
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
Ezekiel 12:23Mapped KJV word: proverb
Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.
Ezekiel 16:44Mapped KJV word: proverbs
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Ezekiel 16:44Mapped KJV word: proverb
Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Ezekiel 17:2Mapped KJV word: speak
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Ezekiel 18:2Mapped KJV word: use
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel 18:3Mapped KJV word: use
As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
Ezekiel 20:49Mapped KJV word: speak
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
Ezekiel 24:3Mapped KJV word: utter
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: