Phrases that are used today that are taken from the Bible.

All languages and the use of most of their written or spoken words has a connection to the Bible in some way. For the English word "good" is a derivative of the word "god". The word "evil" spelled backwards says "live". The word "flesh" is called "self" spelled backwards without the "h". The word "tentative" means provisional; Which is a derivative of the word "tent". For a tent is a temporary or provisional dwelling place that was used by many of the early men of faith. Anyways, catch phrases that are commonly used in our every day language are from the Bible, such as:

1. "A Law unto themselves" (Romans 2:14),
2. "A drop in a bucket" (Isaiah 40:15),
3. "A leopard cannot change it's spots" (Jeremiah 13:23),
4. "I have escaped by the skin of my teeth" (Job 19:20).

For even the writing of the Chinese language is tied to the Bible...

http://students.washington.edu/cbsf/cool/Chinese.swf


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• a thorn in the side' ...............Judges 2:3
• 'a hair's breadth' .............. Judges 20:16
• 'bring the house down' ...............Judges 16:25-31
• 'make your ears tingle' ...............1 Samuel 3:11; 2 Kings 21:12; Jeremiah 19:3
• 'to put words in one's mouth' ...............2 Samuel 14:3
• 'in God we trust' .............. (used on American money, how ironic) 2 Kings 18:22; Isaiah 36:7; 1 Timothy 4:10
• 'put your house in order' ...............2 Kings 20:1; Isaiah 38:10
  
• 'peace and quiet' ...............1 Chronicles 22:9
• 'single minded' ...............2 Chronicles 30:12
• you reap what you sow' ............... Job 4:8; Hosea 10:13; Galatians 6:7-8
• 'make your hair stand on end' ...............Job 4:15
• 'skin and bone' ...............Job 19:20
• 'as old as the hills' ................Job 15:7
• 'don't fret' ............... Psalms 37:1, Psalms 7 and Psalms 8
• 'you raise me up' .............. (very popular gospel song) Psalms 41:10
• 'you can't take it with you' ............... Psalms 49:16-17
• 'right hand man' ...............Psalms 80:17
• your in deep water' ...............Proverbs 20:5
• 'don't take a dog by the ears' ...............Proverbs 26:17
• 'the good old days' ...............Ecclesiastes 7:10-11
• 'a fly in the ointment' ............... Ecclesiastes 10:1
• 'a little bird told me' ...............Ecclesiastes 10:20
• 'no rest for the wicked' ............... Isaiah 57:20-21
• 'rise and shine' ...............Isaiah 60:1
• 'long live the king' ...............Daniel 2:2, Daniel 3:9, Daniel 5:10. Daniel 6:21
• 'the writing's on the wall' ............... Daniel 5:5
• 'the bitter end' ...............Amos 8:10
• 'turn the other cheek' ............... Matthew 5:39; Luke 6:29
• 'go the extra mile' ............... Matthew 5:41
• 'sounding your own trumpet' ............... Matthew 6:2
• 'strait and narrow' ............... Matthew 7:13-14
• 'wolves in sheep's clothing' ............... Matthew 7:15
• 'the blind leading the blind' ............... Matthew 15:14
• 'do as I say, not as I do' ...............Matthew 23:3
• 'live by the sword, die by the sword' ............... Matthew 26:52
• 'blood money' ...............Matthew 27:6
• 'baptism of fire' ...............(1943 documentary film) Luke 3:16
• 'good Samaritan' ............... Luke 10:25-37
• 'divided we fall' ...............(2000 film) Luke 11:17
• 'a cross you have to bear' ............... Luke 14:27
• 'the prodigal son' ...............(1981 film, 2012 novel) Luke 15:11-32
• 'don't judge by appearances' ............... John 7:24; 2 Corinthians 10:7
• 'doubting Thomas' ...............John 20:24-25
• 'God willing' ...............Acts 18:21 (NKJV); 1 Corinthians 4:19; James 4:15
• 'risk your neck' ............... Romans 16:4
• 'fall from grace' ............... (1990 and 1992 film titles) Galatians 5:4
• mind your own business' ............... 1 Thessalonians 4:11
• 'old wive's tale' ...............1 Timothy 4:7
• 'crystal clear' ...............Revelation 21:11

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Cast the First Stone from John 8:7, “And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry from Ecclesiastes 8:15, “because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.”

Eye for Eye, Tooth for tooth from Matthew 5:38, “Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”

For Everything there is a Season from Ecclesiastes 3. Ecclesiastes 3 is also the motivation for the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” by the Byrds.

The Powers that Be from Romans 13:11 (KJV), “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”

The Root of the Matter from Job 19:28 (KJV), “But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the Root of the matter is found in me?”

Scapegoat from the Old Testament Law (Leviticus 16:9-10 specifically) where a goat is chosen by lot to be sent into the desert to make atonement for sin.

See eye to eye from Isaiah 52:8 (KJV), “Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.”

Sign of the times from Matthew 16:3 (KJV), “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Straight and Narrow from Matthew 7:14, “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

Twinkling of an Eye from 1 Corinthians 15:52, “In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

There’s nothing new under the sun from the book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (KJV) says, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”

Weighed in the balance from Job 31:6, “Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.”

What God has joined together let no man put asunder from Matthew 19:6 in Miles Covedale’s translation of the Bible which says, “Now are they not twayne then, but one flesh. Let not man therfore put a sunder, yt which God hath coupled together.”

Source Used:
37 Common English Sayings (From the Bible) | Unlocking the Bible

Archie the Preacher said:

When I used to work at LA Airport, a gentleman from Great Britain - who was incidentally a Vicar in the Church of England - asked me where to find the "money changers" (his exact words) as all he had presently was "Sterling" (British currency).

(I must here insert Easter was coming the next weekend.)

I looked at him quite seriously and answered, "I'm sorry Vicar, but in honor of Easter, we've cast out all the money changers." After about a one heart-beat pause he laughed himself silly.

Yes, there are many figures of speech from the Bible. Many quite unrecognized.

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Thank you for sharing your story. Too funny.


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Catherineanne said:

Other way round. God is good, not good is God.



That means nothing at all. God backwards is dog; are you suggesting some kind of correlation?



Good grief. That is also meaningless.



Tentative has nothing at all to do with tents. These are two completely different words, from different roots.



Fine; that one I will give you.



Yeah, that is nonsense as well.

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Correct etymology is not really what I was driving at. Whether the words came from these other words is irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that there is a close connection in how the words are spelled. But if you believe certain things in this life are just a random occurrence of coincidences (that should be ignored), go ahead and believe that. For me, I don't think there any accidents in this life. God numbers the hairs on our head, and counts our steps and names all the stars.

Anyways, you could have been a little nicer in your reply here.
In any event, may God's love shine upon you this fine day.


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