Speaking in parables
The Old Testament
I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning.
Psalm 78:2
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In the New Testament
Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
Matthew 13:34
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I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old.
Psalm 78 is by Asaph, who in 2 Chronicles 29:30 is called a 'seer'. That is why Matthew speaks of 'the prophet'. Jesus taught the people mainly in parables; much more on that under Words.