Liken

1. Isa. 40: 18, 25
   18 ¶ To whom then will ye ^aliken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
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   25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.
2. Isa. 46: 5
   5 ¶ To whom will ye ^aliken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?
3. Lam. 2: 13
   13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O ^avirgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
4. Matt. 7: 24
   24 ¶ Therefore whosoever ^aheareth these sayings of mine, and ^bdoeth them, ^cI will liken him unto a ^dwise man, which ^ebuilt his house upon ^fa rock:
5. Matt. 11: 16
   16 ¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
6. Mark 4: 30
   30 ¶ And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
7. Luke 7: 31
   31 ¶ And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
8. Luke 13: 20
   20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?
9. 1 Ne. 19: 23-24
   23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in the ^abooks of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that which was written by the prophet ^bIsaiah; for I did ^cliken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our ^dprofit and learning.
   24 Wherefore I spake unto them, saying: Hear ye the words of the prophet, ye who are a ^aremnant of the house of Israel, a ^bbranch who have been broken off; ^chear ye the words of the prophet, which were written unto all the house of Israel, and liken them unto yourselves, that ye may have hope as well as your brethren from whom ye have been broken off; for after this manner has the prophet written.
10. 2 Ne. 11: 2, 8
    2 And now I, Nephi, write ^amore of the words of ^bIsaiah, for my soul delighteth in his words. For I will liken his words unto my people, and I will send them forth unto all my children, for he verily ^csaw my ^dRedeemer, even as I have seen him.
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    8 And now I write ^asome of the words of Isaiah, that whoso of my people shall see these words may lift up their hearts and rejoice for all men. Now these are the words, and ye may liken them unto you and unto all men.
11. Jacob 5: 3
    3 For behold, thus saith the Lord, I will liken thee, O house of ^aIsrael, like unto a tame ^bolive-tree, which a man took and nourished in his ^cvineyard; and it grew, and waxed old, and began to ^ddecay.
12. 3 Ne. 14: 24
    24 Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a ^arock—
13. D&C 88: 46, 51, 61
    46 Unto what shall I liken these kingdoms, that ye may understand?
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    51 Behold, I will liken these kingdoms unto a man having a field, and he sent forth his servants into the field to dig in the field.
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    61 Therefore, unto this parable I will liken all these ^akingdoms, and the ^binhabitants thereof—every kingdom in its hour, and in its time, and in its season, even according to the decree which God hath made.
14. D&C 101: 81, 85
    81 Now, unto what shall I liken the children of Zion? I will liken them unto the ^aparable of the woman and the unjust judge, for men ought always to ^bpray and not to faint, which saith—
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    85 Thus will I liken the children of Zion.