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
