Psalms 49:4 · KJV
“I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.”
— Psalms 49:4
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart {shall be} of understanding.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, {when} the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Psalms 49 — Context
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart {shall be} of understanding.
4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, {when} the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
Cross References
Psalms 78:2
I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
Matthew 13:35
That 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.
Numbers 12:8
With 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?
Numbers 23:7
And 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.
2 Corinthians 3:12
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: {plainness: or, boldness}
Matthew 13:11-15
He 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.
Luke 12:3
Therefore 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.
Proverbs 1:6
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. {the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech}