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The Most Well-Known Phrases from the Bible (light-hearted as well as serious)
TheSacredPage.com ^ | Monday, June 28, 2010 | Michael Barber

Posted on 06/29/2010 4:13:23 PM PDT by Salvation

Monday, June 28, 2010

The Most Well-Known Phrases from the Bible

Marcel over at the Catholic blog Aggie Catholics has put together a list of some of the most well-known phrases from the Bible. This is a great list. I suspect that some people aren't even aware that these well-known words come from the Bible.

Here are some of my favorites, but do go and read Marcel's whole list:
  • 42 - "Can a leopard change his spots?" - Jeremiah 13:23
  • 41 - "A man after my own heart" - Samuel 13:14 / Acts 13:22
  • 38 - "The powers that be" - Romans 13: 1-2
  • 37 - "Drop in the bucket" - Isaiah 40:15
  • 32 - "Labor of love" - 1 Thessalonians 1:3
  • 25 - "No rest for the wicked" or "No rest for the weary" - Isaiah 57:21
  • 23 - "Apple of my eye" - Deuteronomy 2:10 / Zechariah 2:8
  • 21 - "All things must pass" or "This too shall pass" - Matthew 24:6-8
  • 16 - "Ashes to ashes" - Genesis 3:19
  • 14 - "A fly in the ointment" - Ecclesiastes 10:1
  • 12 - "Signs of the times" - Matthew 16:3
  • 11 - "It is better to give than to receive" - Acts 20:35
  • 7 - "How the mighty have fallen" - 2 Samuel 1:19
  • 6 - "Bite the dust" - Psalms 72: 9
  • 5 - "Sour grapes" - Ezekiel 18:2
  • 4 - "The writing on the wall" - Daniel 5:5
  • 3 - "At my wit's end" - Psalm 107:27
  • 1 - "By the skin of our teeth" - Job 19:20


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To: BenKenobi; MarkBsnr
It was fun, until MarkBsnr implied you were unable to keep your timeline straight because you're Protestant.

But, you're Catholic, right?

61 posted on 06/29/2010 6:47:40 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry; BenKenobi

Is he? Let him say so.


62 posted on 06/29/2010 6:47:40 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: mombonn

LOL! Little curmmies, huh? All over my car!


63 posted on 06/29/2010 6:48:01 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: RegulatorCountry; BenKenobi

It doesn’t matter. Timelines are timelines. Fact is fact.


64 posted on 06/29/2010 6:48:58 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr

Yes, he is. So, you guys have problems keeping doctrine straight and have problems with timelines, right?


65 posted on 06/29/2010 6:49:16 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Grizzled Bear

Yikes on those first two.


66 posted on 06/29/2010 6:49:28 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

They’re certainly timely for our age.


67 posted on 06/29/2010 6:52:00 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear (Does not play well with others)
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To: patriot08
**Did you know God was a Conservative? **

And did you know this?

Please Pray for the Unborn
 
 

68 posted on 06/29/2010 6:52:55 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: married21

Other than #5 I liked them. #5 makes me shudder every time I hear it.


69 posted on 06/29/2010 6:55:05 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: RegulatorCountry; BenKenobi

Got it.

Apologies, Ben. I missed the sarcasm. I shall endeavour more next time.

With regret;

Mark


70 posted on 06/29/2010 6:56:54 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: MarkBsnr
It doesn’t matter.

That's interesting. It appeared to matter when a presumed member of a church other than your own had made an error.

But, now it doesn't.

71 posted on 06/29/2010 6:59:21 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: MarkBsnr
"Ahem. The KJV Bible was in English. Nobody spoke English in Europe in the 1500s, at least of any note."

Be that as it may, by the 1520's those printing presses were cranking out a ton of Tyndale english New Testament translations and flooding Endland with them. So much so that Cardinal Wolsey put a price on William Tyndale's head and stated burning the bibles in giant bonfires on the public square.

72 posted on 06/29/2010 7:01:27 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: RegulatorCountry; BenKenobi
That's interesting. It appeared to matter when a presumed member of a church other than your own had made an error.

If a member of whatever it is that you believe in made the same statement in sarcasm, I would post the same apology. I missed the sarcasm. If there was no levity meant, then the apology is retracted. But it was, and therefore my apology is for missing it.

73 posted on 06/29/2010 7:09:59 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: RegulatorCountry; MarkBsnr; BenKenobi; married21; patriot08; Grizzled Bear; gitmo; credo 2; ...
The WHOLE list!

Monday, June 28, 2010

Top 50 Most Popular Phrases From The Bible

In our modern culture, we commonly use phrases which have originated from the Bible without even knowing their origin.

After doing a bit of research, I have compiled my top 50 list of commonly used phrases which originate from the Bible.

Note- I have put the phrase and the reference where it originated from, which may or may not be a direct quote from the Bible. Some originate from the Bible yet have changed over time.
  • 50 - "My cup runneth over" - Psalms 23:5
  • 49 - "O ye, of little faith" - Luke 12:28
  • 48 - "Living off the fat of the land" - Genesis 45:17-18
  • 47 - "Like a lamb led to the slaughter" - Jeremiah 11:19 / Isaiah 53:7
  • 46 - "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" - Matthew 26:41
  • 45 - "Flesh and blood" - Matthew 16:17
  • 44 - "Spare the rod and spoil the child" - Proverbs 13:24 / 23:13
  • 43 - "Forbidden fruit" - Genesis 2 & 3
  • 42 - "Can a leopard change his spots?" - Jeremiah 13:23
  • 41 - "A man after my own heart" - Samuel 13:14 / Acts 13:22
  • 40 - "Do not cast your pearls before swine" - Matthew 7:6
  • 39 - "The fruit of your loins" - Genesis 35:11
  • 38 - "The powers that be" - Romans 13: 1-2
  • 37 - "Drop in the bucket" - Isaiah 40:15
  • 36 - "Eat, drink, and be merry" - Ecclesiastes 8:15
  • 35 - "Eye for an eye" - Exodus 21:24 / Leviticus 24:20 / Deuteronomy 19:21 / Matthew 5:38
  • 34 - "The good Samaritan" - Luke 10:25-37
  • 33 - "He that is without sin, cast the first stone" - John 8:7
  • 32 - "Labor of love" - 1 Thessalonians 1:3
  • 31 - "The root of the matter" - Job 19:28
  • 30 - "Fight the good fight" - 1 Timothy 6.12
  • 29 - "Letter of the law" - 2 Corinthians 3:6
  • 28 - "Many are called, but few are chosen" - Matthew 22:14
  • 27 - "Man does not live by bread alone" - Deuteronomy 8:3 / Matthew 4:4
  • 26 - "Salt of the earth" - Matthew 5:13
  • 25 - "No rest for the wicked" or "No rest for the weary" - Isaiah 57:21
  • 24 - "Sweat of your brow" - Genesis 3:19
  • 23 - "Apple of my eye" - Deuteronomy 2:10 / Zechariah 2:8
  • 22 - "The love of money is the root of all evil" - 1 Timothy 6:10
  • 21 - "All things must pass" or "This too shall pass" - Matthew 24:6-8
  • 20 - "The truth shall make you free" John 8:32
  • 19 - "There's nothing new under the sun" - Ecclesiastes 1:9
  • 18 - "For everything there is a season" - Ecclesiastes 3:1
  • 17 - "As old as Methuselah" - Genesis 5: 25-27
  • 16 - "Ashes to ashes" - Genesis 3:19
  • 15 - "Twinkling of an eye" - 1 Corinthians 15:52
  • 14 - "A fly in the ointment" - Ecclesiastes 10:1
  • 13 - "Faith will move mountains" - Matthew 21:21
  • 12 - "Signs of the times" - Matthew 16:3
  • 11 - "It is better to give than to receive" - Acts 20:35
  • 10 - "My brother's keeper" - Genesis 4:9
  • 9 - "Physician, heal thyself" - Luke 4:23
  • 8 - "Out of the mouths of babes" - Psalm 8:2
  • 7 - "How the mighty have fallen" - 2 Samuel 1:19
  • 6 - "Bite the dust" - Psalms 72: 9
  • 5 - "Sour grapes" - Ezekiel 18:2
  • 4 - "The writing on the wall" - Daniel 5:5
  • 3 - "At my wit's end" - Psalm 107:27
  • 2 - "Blind leading the blind" - Matthew 15:14 / Luke 6:39
  • 1 - "By the skin of our teeth" - Job 19:20

74 posted on 06/29/2010 7:11:54 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: circlecity
"Ahem. The KJV Bible was in English. Nobody spoke English in Europe in the 1500s, at least of any note."

Be that as it may, by the 1520's those printing presses were cranking out a ton of Tyndale english New Testament translations and flooding Endland with them.

Define 'ton' and define 'flooding'. Numerically, please.

So much so that Cardinal Wolsey put a price on William Tyndale's head and stated burning the bibles in giant bonfires on the public square.

All the idiots who prate about inerrancy of the Bible ought to start with the accuracy of these inerrant Bibles. Do you have any idea of what the content of these Bibles were?

75 posted on 06/29/2010 7:13:02 PM PDT by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
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To: RegulatorCountry

“It was fun, until MarkBsnr implied you were unable to keep your timeline straight because you’re Protestant.’

Personally, I find that hilarious.


76 posted on 06/29/2010 7:14:19 PM PDT by BenKenobi (I want to hear more about Sam! Samwise the stouthearted!)
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To: MarkBsnr
I saw no indication of sarcasm or levity, nor apparently did you, given the nature of your reply.

You appear to be apologizing to a Catholic for assuming he (?) was Protestant.

But will you be apologizing to Protestants for the erroneous slur?

77 posted on 06/29/2010 7:18:02 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Salvation

Great list!

Another one: Proverbs 4:5,6 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thy own understanding. In all of your ways, acknowledge Him and He will direct thy path.”


78 posted on 06/29/2010 7:18:29 PM PDT by credo 2
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To: MarkBsnr
"Do you have any idea of what the content of these Bibles were?"

Yes, the Tyndale bible was an English translation of Erasmus' greek manuscripts for the New Testament. About 75% of it found its way directly into the 1611 Authorized KJV.

79 posted on 06/29/2010 7:20:02 PM PDT by circlecity
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To: Salvation

Does that list leave out “Turn the other cheek”? ~gasp~


80 posted on 06/29/2010 7:20:53 PM PDT by circlecity
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