Express Yourself !

I never realized how many common expressions in the English language originates from the Bible!   

Here is a partial list, there are many more, but I picked the ones I think are more commonly used:

Phrase	Bible Verse
For Everything there is a Season	Ecclesiastes 3
Go the extra mile	Matthew 5:41
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword	Matthew 26:52
Oh, How the Mighty have Fallen	1 Samuel 1:19
The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil	1 Timothy 6:10
Nothing but skin and bones	Job 19:19-20
Pride comes before a fall	Proverbs 16:18
Put words in one’s mouth	2 Samuel 14:3
See eye to eye	Isaiah 52:8
Sign of the times	Matthew 16:3
Straight and Narrow	Matthew 7:14
There’s nothing new under the sun	Ecclesiastes 1:9
Wash your hands of the matter	Matthew 27:24
At Wit’s End	Psalm 107:27
Beware of Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing	Matthew 7:15
The Writings on the Wall	Daniel 5
Give up the ghost	Job 3:11
Out of the mouth of babes	Psalm8:2
My Cup Runneth Over	Psalm23:5
The Evil Eye	Proverbs 23:6, 28:22; Mark 7:22
The Salt of the Earth	Matthew 5:13
Give him the keys to the kingdom	Matthew16:19
Physician heal thyself	Luke 4:23
A thorn in the flesh	2 Corinthians12:7
Do not let the sun go down on your wrath  (Don't go to bed angry)	Ephesians 4:26
Fight the good fight	1 Timothy 6:12
The promised land	Deut.6:3, 9:28, 19:8
Chariots of fire	2 Kings 2:11
You reap what you sow	Job.4:8; Prov.22:8
A little bird told me	Eccles 10:20
Ivory tower	Song of Solomon 7:4
No rest for the wicked	Isa.57:20-21
Like mother, like daughter	Ezek.16:44
To the bitter end	Amos 8:10
Sounding your own trumpet	Matt.6:2
Good Samaritan	Luke 10:25-37
A cross you have to bear	Luke 14:27
Doubting Thomas	John 20:24-25
A man after his own heart	1 Samuel 13:14
Labor of love	1 Thessalonians 1:3
Letter of the law	2 Corinthians 3:6
Better to give than to receive	Acts 20:35
Be my brother's keeper	Genesis 4:9
Out of the mouths of babes	Psalm 8:2
The truth shall set you free	John 8:32
Wars and rumors of wars	Matthew 24:26, Mark 13:7
Eye for Eye, Tooth for tooth	Matthew 5:38
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry	Ecclesiastes 8:15
Drop in a Bucket	Isaiah 40:15
Can a Leopard Change his spots?	Jeremiah 13:23
By the Skin of Your Teeth	Job 19:20
The Blind Leading the Blind	Matthew 15:13-14
Bite the Dust	Psalms 72:9

Here are 2 that are NOT from the Bible!

"Cleanliness is next to godliness" Is from a sermon by John Wesley   and

"God helps those who help themselves."  Is from Poor Richard's Almanac.

Resources:

Unlocking the Bible

The Bible Said it First 

Famous Bible Sayings