The King James Version Bible

Judges 14:12

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

Cross References

  1. To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.
  2. Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
  3. And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
  4. And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
  5. And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
  6. To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
  7. Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
  8. Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
  9. I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
  10. Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
  11. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
  12. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
  13. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:
  14. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.
  15. And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
  16. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
  17. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.
  18. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
  19. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.