Not in the Bible?
Here are some common phrases that are cited as from the Bible. Pop quiz, hotshot… which ones are from the Bible, and which ones aren’t? Feel free to copy and paste and put B for Bible or O for other. Bonus for knowing where.
_____ 1. “God helps those who helps themselves.”
_____ 2. “Spare the rod, spoil the child.”
_____ 3. “Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”
_____ 4. “God works in mysterious ways.”
_____ 5. “Pride goes before a fall.”
_____ 6. “a fool and his money are soon parted.”
_____ 7. “To thine own self be true.”
_____ 8. “…beggars can’t be choosers.”
_____ 9. “Money is root of all evil.”
_____ 10. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”
_____ 11. “…all things in moderation… “
_____ 12. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
_____ 13. “The eye is the window to the soul.”
_____ 14. “The lion will lie down with the lamb.”
_____ 15. “Repent and sin no more…”
_____ 16. The Seven deadly sins listed as wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony.
_____ 17. “Charity begins at home.”
_____ 18. “Honesty is the best policy.”
_____ 19. “Love the sinner, hate the sin.”
_____ 20. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.”
_____ 21. “The borrower is the servant of the lender.”
_____ 22. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
_____ 23. “Don’t let the right hand know what the left hand is doing.”
_____ 24. “Forgive and forget.”
_____ 25. “Practice what you preach.”
_____ 26. “…better to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.”
_____ 27. God is the “great physician.”
_____ 28. “All men are created equal.”
_____ 29. “A penny saved is a penny earned.”
_____ 30. “Idle hands are the devils workshop.”
_____ 31. “God’s will is the safest place to be…”
_____ 32. “Children should be seen, not heard.”
_____ 33. followers of Jesus should be “in the world, but not of the world.”
_____ 34. “God never gives us more than we can handle/bear.”
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