Deuteronomy 28:37
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
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2 Peter 2:22
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
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7 occurrences in 6 verses.
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מָשָׁל
mâshâl · maw-shawl'
14 times translated as this KJV form39 total Strong's occurrences
properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
Strong's KJV usage: byword, like, parable, proverb.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Deuteronomy 28:37Strong's last: Ezekiel 18:3
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paroimía · par-oy-mee'-ah
2 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
apparently a state alongside of supposition, i.e. (concretely) an adage; specially, an enigmatical or fictitious illustration
Strong's KJV usage: :--parable, proverb.
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Strong's first: John 16:29Strong's last: 2 Peter 2:22
Open full G3942 profile →מָשַׁל
mâshal · maw-shal'
2 times translated as this KJV form16 total Strong's occurrences
to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
Strong's KJV usage: be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.
Strong's first: Ezekiel 12:23Strong's last: Ezekiel 16:44
Open full H4911 profile →παραβολή
parabolḗ · par-ab-ol-ay'
1 times translated as this KJV form50 total Strong's occurrences
a similitude ("parable"), i.e. (symbolic) fictitious narrative (of common life conveying a moral), apothegm or adage
Strong's KJV usage: :--comparison, figure, parable, proverb.
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Strong's first: Luke 4:23Strong's last: Luke 4:23
Open full G3850 profile →חִידָה
chîydâh · khee-daw'
1 times translated as this KJV form17 total Strong's occurrences
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim
Strong's KJV usage: dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
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Strong's first: Habakkuk 2:6Strong's last: Habakkuk 2:6
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H4912
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
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proverb
PROV'ERB, noun [Latin proverbium; pro and verbum, a word.]
1. A short sentence often repeated, expressing a well known truth or common fact, ascertained by experience or observation; a maxim of wisdom.
The proverb is true, that light gains make heavy purses, for light gains come often, great gains now and then.
2. A by-word; a name often repeated; and hence frequently, a reproach or object of contempt. Jeremiah 24:9.
3. In Scripture, it sometimes signifies a moral sentence or maxim that is enigmatical; a dark saying of the wise that requires interpretation. Proverbs 1:6.
4. Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims, rich in practical truths and excellent rules for the conduct of all classes of men.
PROV'ERB, verb transitive To mention in a proverb [Not in use.]
1. To provide with a proverb [Not in use.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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