Matthew 13:52 describes a scribe trained for the kingdom bringing out new and old treasures — matching the wise insight needed for proverbs and riddles.

In Matthew 13:35, Jesus' parables fulfill the pattern of 'dark sayings' from Psalm 78, echoing the riddles of Proverbs 1:6.

Matthew 13:34 shows Jesus speaking only in parables, fulfilling the pattern of figurative teaching like proverbs and riddles.

Psalm 49:4 explicitly mentions 'proverb' and 'riddle' in Hebrew, identical to the terms in Proverbs 1:6.

Psalm 78:2 speaks of 'parable' and 'dark sayings', the same Hebrew words for proverb and riddle.

Matthew 13:10-17 explains that parables reveal truth to disciples but hide it from outsiders — directly relating to understanding proverbs and riddles.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 uses the same phrase 'words of the wise' and collects sayings, directly echoing the wisdom theme of Proverbs.

1 Kings 10:1 describes the queen of Sheba testing Solomon with hard questions (riddles), directly relating to the riddles in Proverbs.

2 Chronicles 9:1 recounts the same event: the Queen of Sheba tests Solomon with hard questions, and he answers them all, showing mastery of proverbs and riddles.

In 1 Kings 10:3, Solomon answers all the Queen of Sheba's riddles, demonstrating the understanding of proverbs and figures that Proverbs 1:6 describes.

Judges 14:12 provides a concrete example of a riddle (Samson's), illustrating the kind of saying Proverbs aims to explain.

Mark 4:11 reveals that the secret of the kingdom is given to disciples while outsiders only get parables — paralleling the distinction of who understands riddles.

Mark 4:34 notes Jesus explained everything privately to his disciples — fulfilling the idea that understanding proverbs requires guidance.

John 16:25 mentions Jesus speaking in figures of speech, which relates to the proverbs and figures that Proverbs 1:6 aims to help understand.

In Acts 8:31, the eunuch's need for guidance to understand Isaiah parallels the need for understanding proverbs and riddles.

Ecclesiastes 8:1 asks who knows the interpretation of a thing, echoing the skill of understanding proverbs and riddles from Proverbs 1:6.

In Matthew 13:51, Jesus asks if they understand the parables — echoing the goal of grasping hidden wisdom in proverbs.

Acts 8:30 shows Philip asking the eunuch if he understands what he reads — a situation requiring interpretation, like the riddles of the wise.

2 Peter 3:16 notes that some scriptures are hard to understand, similar to the need for wisdom to grasp proverbs and riddles.