incline

Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from of old,

Matthew 13:35
So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world."

parable

Numbers 23:7
And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: "Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. 'Come, ' he said, 'put a curse on Jacob for me; come, denounce Israel!'

Ezekiel 20:49
Then I said, "Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, 'Is he not just telling parables?'"

Matthew 13:11-15
He replied, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. . . .

dark

Proverbs 1:6
to understand the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.

Daniel 8:23
In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.

Luke 12:3
What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

2 Corinthians 3:12
Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.