use a proverb

1) to liken; 2) to use a proverb

use a proverb; speak in parables; sentences of poetry; use a proverb; is he not a maker of parables?

gebruiken, gebruikt, gelijk, geworden, gebruik

to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble

be(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.

to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like)

intransitively, to resemble