Luke 4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. (KJV WEY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
John 16:29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. (KJV WBS)
2 Peter 2:22 But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, "The dog turns to his own vomit again," and "the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire." (WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)
1 Samuel 10:12 One of the same place answered, "Who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)
1 Samuel 24:13 As the proverb of the ancients says,'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)
1 Kings 9:7 then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all peoples. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)
2 Chronicles 7:20 then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)
Job 17:6 And he hath made me a proverb of the peoples; and I am become one to be spit on in the face. (DBY YLT)
Psalms 49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp. (WEB NAS RSV NIV)
Psalms 69:11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. (KJV DBY WBS)
Proverbs 1:6 to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Proverbs 26:7 The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. (DBY NAS RSV NIV)
Proverbs 26:9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools. (DBY NAS RSV NIV)
Isaiah 14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! (KJV DBY WBS)
Jeremiah 24:9 I will even give them up to be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places where I shall drive them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)
Ezekiel 12:22 Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision fails? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Ezekiel 12:23 Tell them therefore, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but tell them, The days are at hand, and the fulfillment of every vision. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Ezekiel 14:8 and I will set my face against that man, and will make him an astonishment, for a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and you shall know that I am Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)
Ezekiel 16:44 Behold, everyone who uses proverbs shall use this proverb against you, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Ezekiel 18:2 What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Ezekiel 18:3 As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)
Micah 2:4 In that day shall they take up a proverb concerning you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We are utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! He hath distributed our fields to the rebellious. (DBY)
Habakkuk 2:6 Won't all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say,'Woe to him who increases that which is not his, and who enriches himself by extortion! How long?' (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)