Judges 14:12

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

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

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.

He sent portions to them from before him, but Benjamin’s portion was five times as much as any of theirs. They drank, and were merry with him.

He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning Yahweh’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.

After my skin is destroyed, then I will see God in my flesh,

‘Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, my soul has not been polluted; for from my youth up even until now I have not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn of animals. No abominable meat has come into my mouth!”

“Son of man, you dwell in the middle of the rebellious house, who have eyes to see, and don’t see, who have ears to hear, and don’t hear; for they are a rebellious house.

“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

The Queen of the South will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, one greater than Solomon is here.

Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues, and the greetings in the marketplaces.

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

For we know in part and we prophesy in part;

The sons of Cush were: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah were: Sheba and Dedan.

Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me for seven more years.”

The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two changes of clothing.’ ”

Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long.

Behold, the Lord Yahweh will help me! Who is he who will condemn me? Behold, they will all grow old like a garment. The moths will eat them up.

“Son of man, hasn’t the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said to you, ‘What are you doing?’

I have also spoken to the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

He said to them, “To you is given the mystery of God’s Kingdom, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;

“ ‘You shall not take a wife in addition to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is still alive.

With him, I will speak mouth to mouth, even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see Yahweh’s form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?”

Then Saul said to his servant, “But, behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”

So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God, seven days and seven more days, even fourteen days.

But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”

The caravans of Tema looked. The companies of Sheba waited for them.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law.

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

Your watchmen lift up their voice. Together they sing; for they shall see eye to eye when Yahweh returns to Zion.

A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.

To what purpose does frankincense from Sheba come to me, and the sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.”

“ ‘ “Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.

“When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions of it, will ask you, ‘Have you come to take the plunder? Have you assembled your company to take the prey, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to take great plunder?’ ” ’

What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

and love the place of honor at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?

He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.

I tell you, make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon, so that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal tents.

“Beware of those scribes who like to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts;

Herod with his soldiers humiliated him and mocked him. Dressing him in luxurious clothing, they sent him back to Pilate.

for we walk by faith, not by sight.

These things contain an allegory, for these are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to bondage, which is Hagar.

Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

The child grew and was weaned. Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.

People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom.

So Solomon held the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath to the brook of Egypt.

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’ ”

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see, and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

They stripped him, and put a scarlet robe on him.

He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,

His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.