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'''[[Parable - Proverb]]'''

"... the difference between parable and proverb is that parable is a short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy while proverb is a phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations. " <ref>https://wikidiff.com/proverb/parable</ref>

'''Forget that; it doesn't apply to Hebrew.''' The Hebrew word ''mashal'' משל is translated both as 'parable' and 'proverb'. There is no difference. But it is translated other ways as well:

:{{:משל}}

To understand the idea behind ''mashal'' משל, it's formation us examined and correlated with scripture which expresses the same idea in a different way.

'''Parables teach that the church is obtained through the cross'''
{{:מ-ש-ל}}

{{:C_מ-ש-ל}}

'''Parables teach of peace through the cross'''

{{:מ-של}}

{{:C_מ-של}}


'''Parables are mysteries'''

{{:מש-ל}}

{{:C_מש-ל}}

'''Parables speak of the bride'''

{{:מ(ש)ל}}

{{:C_מ(ש)ל}}