Jude 1:12

1:12 These men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts, feasting without reverence, feeding only themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit – twice dead, uprooted;

Proverbs 8:1

The Appeal of Wisdom

8:1 Does not wisdom call out?

Does not understanding raise her voice?

Ezekiel 17:2

17:2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.

Matthew 13:34

The Purpose of Parables

13:34 Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the crowds; he did not speak to them without a parable.