FAMOUS BIBLE SAYINGS
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Updated December 11, 2011
The English language (as well as other languages) has been full of phrases and proverbs from the Bible. "Cleanliness is next to godliness" is not one of biblical origin. Neither is "God helps those who help themselves." That one is from Poor Richard's Almanac.
Here's a listing in their order of appearance in the Bible of oft-used phrases which do come from Holy Scripture.
Feel free to use the "download" button above for a copy to use as you feel led.
(((They are also listed in alphabetical order at the end of this list)))
* "Sweat of your brow" Genesis 3:19
* "My brother's keeper" Genesis 4:9
* "Dust of the earth" Genesis 13:16
* "Eye for an eye" Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21 Matthew 5:38
* "Golden calf" Exodus 32
* "Apple of my eye" Deuteronomy 2:10, Zechariah 2:8
* "Man shall not live by bread alone" Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4
* "How are the mighty fallen" 1 Samuel 1:19-27
* "A man after his own heart" 1 Samuel 13:14
* "Stood by the stuff" (a reference to troops that guarded supplies) 1 Samuel 25:13, 30:24)
"You are the man!" 2 Samuel 12:7
* "Put your house in order" 2 Kings 20:1, Isaiah 38:1
* "By the skin of our teeth" Job 19:20
* "Out of the mouths of babes" Psalm 8:2
* "At my wit's end" Psalm 107:27
*He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24
* "Soft answer turns away wrath" Proverbs 15:1
* "Pride goes before a fall" Proverbs 16:19
*Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle (Proverbs 23:5)
* "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18
* "There's nothing new under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9
* "To everything there is a season" Ecclesiastes 3:1
* "Eat, drink, and be merry" Ecclesiastes 8:15
* "Hammer swords into plowshares" Isaiah 2:4
* "Drop in the bucket" Isaiah 40:15
* "No peace for the wicked" Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:21
* "Can a leopard change his spots?" Jeremiah 13:23
*"I am the man" Lamentations 3:1, John 9:9
* "Handwriting on the wall" Daniel 5:5
* "Weighed in the balances and found wanting" Daniel 5:5
* "Salt of the earth" Matthew 5:13
* ... do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew 6:3
* "Don't cast your pearls before swine" Matthew 7:6
* "Strait and narrow" Matthew 7:14
* "A house divided" Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
* "Fell on rocky ground" Matthew 13:5
* "The blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
* "Red sky at morning" Matthew 16:3
* "Signs of the times" Matthew 16:3
* "Many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14
* "False prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing" Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22
* "Wars and rumors of wars" Matthew 24:26, Mark 13:7
* "Good Samaritan" Luke 10:25-37
* "He gave up the ghost" Luke 23:46
* "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone" John 8:7
* "The truth shall make you free" John 8:32
* "What is truth?" John 18:38
* "More blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35
* "A law unto themselves" Romans 2:14
* "Twinkling of an eye" 1 Corinthians 15:52
* "Letter of the law" 2 Corinthians 3:6
* "Suffer fools gladly" 2 Corinthians 11:19
* "Thorn in the flesh" 2 Corinthians 12:7
* "Labor of love" 1 Thessalonians 1:3
* "The love of money is the root of all evil" 1 Timothy 6:10
* "Fight the good faith" 1 Timothy 6:12
Here's the list in Alphabetical Order
"A law unto themselves" Romans 2:14
"A house divided" Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
"A man after his own heart" 1 Samuel 13:14
"Apple of my eye" Deuteronomy 2:10, Zechariah 2:8
"At my wit's end" Psalm 107:27
"Blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
"By the skin of our teeth" Job 19:20
"Can a leopard change his spots?" Jeremiah 13:23
"... do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew 6:3
"Don't cast your pearls before swine" Matthew 7:6
"Drop in the bucket" Isaiah 40:15
"Dust of the earth" Genesis 13:16
"Eat, drink, and be merry" Ecclesiastes 8:15
"Eye for an eye" Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21 Matthew 5:38
"False prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing" Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22
"Fell on rocky ground" Matthew 13:5
"Fight the good faith" 1 Timothy 6:12
"Golden calf" Exodus 32
"Good Samaritan" Luke 10:25-37
"Hammer swords into plowshares" Isaiah 2:4
"He gave up the ghost" Luke 23:46
"He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone" John 8:7
"Handwriting on the wall" Daniel 5:5
"How are the mighty fallen" 1 Samuel 1:19-27
"I am the man" Lamentations 3:1, John 9:9
"Labor of love" 1 Thessalonians 1:3
"Letter of the law" 2 Corinthians 3:6
"Many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14
"Man shall not live by bread alone" Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4
""Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things,"Luke 10:41
"More blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35
"My brother's keeper" Genesis 4:9
"No peace for the wicked" Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:21
"Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."Matthew 13:57
"Out of the mouths of babes" Psalm 8:2
"Pride goes before a fall" Proverbs 16:19
"Put your house in order" 2 Kings 20:1, Isaiah 38:1
"Red sky at morning" Matthew 16:3
Scape Goat "He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat." Leviticus 16:8
"Salt of the earth" Matthew 5:13
"Signs of the times" Matthew 16:3
"Soft answer turns away wrath" Proverbs 15:1
"Stood by the stuff" (a reference to troops that guarded supplies) 1 Samuel 25:13, 30:24)
"Strait and narrow" Matthew 7:14
"Suffer fools gladly" 2 Corinthians 11:19
"Sweat of your brow" Genesis 3:19
"The blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
"The love of money is the root of all evil" 1 Timothy 6:10
"The truth shall make you free" John 8:32
"There's nothing new under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9
"Thorn in the flesh" 2 Corinthians 12:7
"To everything there is a season" Ecclesiastes 3:1
"Twinkling of an eye" 1 Corinthians 15:52
"Wars and rumors of wars" Matthew 24:26, Mark 13:7
"Weighed in the balances and found wanting" Daniel 5:5
"What is truth?" John 18:38
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18
"You are the man!" 2 Samuel 12:7
The English language (as well as other languages) has been full of phrases and proverbs from the Bible. "Cleanliness is next to godliness" is not one of biblical origin. Neither is "God helps those who help themselves." That one is from Poor Richard's Almanac.
Here's a listing in their order of appearance in the Bible of oft-used phrases which do come from Holy Scripture.
Feel free to use the "download" button above for a copy to use as you feel led.
(((They are also listed in alphabetical order at the end of this list)))
* "Sweat of your brow" Genesis 3:19
* "My brother's keeper" Genesis 4:9
* "Dust of the earth" Genesis 13:16
* "Eye for an eye" Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21 Matthew 5:38
* "Golden calf" Exodus 32
* "Apple of my eye" Deuteronomy 2:10, Zechariah 2:8
* "Man shall not live by bread alone" Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4
* "How are the mighty fallen" 1 Samuel 1:19-27
* "A man after his own heart" 1 Samuel 13:14
* "Stood by the stuff" (a reference to troops that guarded supplies) 1 Samuel 25:13, 30:24)
"You are the man!" 2 Samuel 12:7
* "Put your house in order" 2 Kings 20:1, Isaiah 38:1
* "By the skin of our teeth" Job 19:20
* "Out of the mouths of babes" Psalm 8:2
* "At my wit's end" Psalm 107:27
*He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. Proverbs 13:24
* "Soft answer turns away wrath" Proverbs 15:1
* "Pride goes before a fall" Proverbs 16:19
*Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle (Proverbs 23:5)
* "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18
* "There's nothing new under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9
* "To everything there is a season" Ecclesiastes 3:1
* "Eat, drink, and be merry" Ecclesiastes 8:15
* "Hammer swords into plowshares" Isaiah 2:4
* "Drop in the bucket" Isaiah 40:15
* "No peace for the wicked" Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:21
* "Can a leopard change his spots?" Jeremiah 13:23
*"I am the man" Lamentations 3:1, John 9:9
* "Handwriting on the wall" Daniel 5:5
* "Weighed in the balances and found wanting" Daniel 5:5
* "Salt of the earth" Matthew 5:13
* ... do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew 6:3
* "Don't cast your pearls before swine" Matthew 7:6
* "Strait and narrow" Matthew 7:14
* "A house divided" Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
* "Fell on rocky ground" Matthew 13:5
* "The blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
* "Red sky at morning" Matthew 16:3
* "Signs of the times" Matthew 16:3
* "Many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14
* "False prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing" Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22
* "Wars and rumors of wars" Matthew 24:26, Mark 13:7
* "Good Samaritan" Luke 10:25-37
* "He gave up the ghost" Luke 23:46
* "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone" John 8:7
* "The truth shall make you free" John 8:32
* "What is truth?" John 18:38
* "More blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35
* "A law unto themselves" Romans 2:14
* "Twinkling of an eye" 1 Corinthians 15:52
* "Letter of the law" 2 Corinthians 3:6
* "Suffer fools gladly" 2 Corinthians 11:19
* "Thorn in the flesh" 2 Corinthians 12:7
* "Labor of love" 1 Thessalonians 1:3
* "The love of money is the root of all evil" 1 Timothy 6:10
* "Fight the good faith" 1 Timothy 6:12
Here's the list in Alphabetical Order
"A law unto themselves" Romans 2:14
"A house divided" Matthew 12:25, Luke 11:17
"A man after his own heart" 1 Samuel 13:14
"Apple of my eye" Deuteronomy 2:10, Zechariah 2:8
"At my wit's end" Psalm 107:27
"Blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
"By the skin of our teeth" Job 19:20
"Can a leopard change his spots?" Jeremiah 13:23
"... do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, Matthew 6:3
"Don't cast your pearls before swine" Matthew 7:6
"Drop in the bucket" Isaiah 40:15
"Dust of the earth" Genesis 13:16
"Eat, drink, and be merry" Ecclesiastes 8:15
"Eye for an eye" Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21 Matthew 5:38
"False prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing" Matthew 24:24, Mark 13:22
"Fell on rocky ground" Matthew 13:5
"Fight the good faith" 1 Timothy 6:12
"Golden calf" Exodus 32
"Good Samaritan" Luke 10:25-37
"Hammer swords into plowshares" Isaiah 2:4
"He gave up the ghost" Luke 23:46
"He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone" John 8:7
"Handwriting on the wall" Daniel 5:5
"How are the mighty fallen" 1 Samuel 1:19-27
"I am the man" Lamentations 3:1, John 9:9
"Labor of love" 1 Thessalonians 1:3
"Letter of the law" 2 Corinthians 3:6
"Many are called, but few are chosen" Matthew 22:14
"Man shall not live by bread alone" Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4
""Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things,"Luke 10:41
"More blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20:35
"My brother's keeper" Genesis 4:9
"No peace for the wicked" Isaiah 48:22, Isaiah 57:21
"Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."Matthew 13:57
"Out of the mouths of babes" Psalm 8:2
"Pride goes before a fall" Proverbs 16:19
"Put your house in order" 2 Kings 20:1, Isaiah 38:1
"Red sky at morning" Matthew 16:3
Scape Goat "He is to cast lots for the two goats—one lot for the LORD and the other for the scapegoat." Leviticus 16:8
"Salt of the earth" Matthew 5:13
"Signs of the times" Matthew 16:3
"Soft answer turns away wrath" Proverbs 15:1
"Stood by the stuff" (a reference to troops that guarded supplies) 1 Samuel 25:13, 30:24)
"Strait and narrow" Matthew 7:14
"Suffer fools gladly" 2 Corinthians 11:19
"Sweat of your brow" Genesis 3:19
"The blind leading the blind" Matthew 15:14, Luke 6:39
"The love of money is the root of all evil" 1 Timothy 6:10
"The truth shall make you free" John 8:32
"There's nothing new under the sun" Ecclesiastes 1:9
"Thorn in the flesh" 2 Corinthians 12:7
"To everything there is a season" Ecclesiastes 3:1
"Twinkling of an eye" 1 Corinthians 15:52
"Wars and rumors of wars" Matthew 24:26, Mark 13:7
"Weighed in the balances and found wanting" Daniel 5:5
"What is truth?" John 18:38
"Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18
"You are the man!" 2 Samuel 12:7