Welcome to Parable City. Population: Door-itos 💙 A bowl, or any vessel for that matter, refers to a person's heart when used figuratively in the Bible. The scale is the word of God that weighs our heart and deeds. The rod is also the word or the person who has the word that can comfort, judge, gather the peeps and symbolize authority. How very kewl. For once, that famous line in Psalm 23 makes sense - "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and staff, they comfort me." It's God's word that gives us comfort, duh! And would you look at us making love life references while talking about the Bible when Bro JPaul is not around?? He must be overjoyed.