The OT Word ÔMashalÕ
¥Proverb: 1Sam 10:12 (NIV) A man who lived there answered, "And who is their father?" So it became a saying [mashal]: "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
¥By-word: Psal 44:13 (NIV) You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us. 14 You have made us a byword [mashal] among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us. 15 My disgrace is before me all day long, and my face is covered with shame.