They that speak in proverbs - The original word is almost equivalent to “the poets.” The word supplies the title of the Book of Proverbs itself; and is used of the parable proper in Ezekiel 17:2; of the prophecies of Balsam in Numbers 23:7-10; Numbers 24:3-9; etc.; and of a song of triumph over Babylon in Isaiah 14:4.
Related Commentaries of Numbers 21:27
Numbers 21:27
27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: