10 Sayings That Came From The Bible

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This is a repost of a blog written in July 2020
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So during the course that I am currently doing, one of the activities was to look at some common phrases and see where they came from.  I was actually surprised to realise that they all came from the Bible.  I’m not sure why I was surprised, because really most things come from the Bible 🙂 
 
So I thought I would share some with you 🙂 Here are 10 common sayings that are found in the Bible.

By the Skin of Ones Teeth

 
Meaning: That you escaped by the narrowest margins
 
Verse: Job 19:20 – My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth

A fly in the ointment

 
Meaning: A small blemish/irritation or imperfection that boils the success or enjoyment of something.
 
Verse: Ecclesiastes 10:1 – Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

Eat, Drink and be Merry

 
Meaning: a call for people to enjoy themselves and make the most of the moment.
 
Verse: Ecclesiastes 8:15 – Then I commended mirth, 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.

Drop in a Bucket

 
Meaning: an additional action or effort that seems very insignificant in comparison to the whole
 
Verse: Isaiah 40:15 – Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.

Sour Grapes

 
Meaning: someone who is bitter about something
 
Verse: Ezekiel 18:2 – What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

Feet of Clay

 
Meaning: is an expression now commonly used to refer to a weakness or character flaw
 
Verse: Daniel 2:42 – And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

Salt of the Earth

 
Meaning: a person or group of people are worthy
 
Verse: Matthew 5:13 – Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.

Fight the Good Fight

 
Meaning: an encouragement to persist and overcome any difficulties, by doing what is right
 
Verse: 1 Timothy 6:12 – Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

To Cast Pearls Before Swine

 
Meaning: To offer something of value to someone unable to appreciate it
 
Verse: Matthew 7:6 – Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

Kill the Fatted Calf

 
Meaning: To prepare a lavish celebration, often to welcome someone back from a long absence.
 
 
Verse: Luke 15:27 – And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

Author: Sonya Noonan

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