Identifying a Parallelism:
Proverbs 15:16………………..Synonymous Parallelism
"Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith."
(Comparative couplets) (Alike)
Proverbs 10:1…………………….Antithetical Parallelism
"The proverbs of Solomon, a wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother."
(Contractive couplets) (Opposite)
Proverbs 16:16…………………Synthetic Parallelism
"How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!"
(Completive couplets) (Complete)
Proverbs 25:11…………………..Emblematic Parallelism
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."
(A Type)
Proverbs 27:15……………………Emblematic Parallelism
"A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike."
(Sometimes a synonymous parallelism is emblematic as well.)
To understand this you must study hard, and ask God for the spirit of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom
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