5 EVERYDAY SAYINGS/PHRASES THAT COME FROM THE BIBLE

Here's some fun for the day..........

TRIVIA:  (Answer below)
What is the oldest and most numerous class of animals?

PHRASE FUN:   What word or phrase is represented by the following?


H20 Autumn

JOKE:
Q:  What did the hungry Dalmatian say after his meal?
A:  That hit the spot.

QUESTION FOR THE DAY:
Why is the U.S. Department of Interior in charge of everything outdoors instead of indoors?




COMIC FUN:

TRICIA'S TWEET OF THE DAY:
God is never in a hurry, but He is always on time.   

EVERYDAY SAYINGS THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE BIBLE

Today I thought I'd take a look at a few sayings that originated in the Bible that have become part of our everyday conversations.   Bible believers and non Believers alike use these phrases quite often.   Many of us may not realize that these sayings are derived from the Bible.   Let's take a look at some of the phrases and what part of the Bible they are from:

1.  "CAN A LEOPARD CHANGE ITS SPOTS?"

This is something we say which means that a person's character, especially if it is bad, will not change even though they act like it has.

This can be found in Jeremiah 13:23

"Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard its spots?  Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil."

I'll assume that this also means a zebra can't change its stripes, a frog its warts, a giraffe its patches.....you get the gist....

2.  "A DROP IN A BUCKET"

This saying refers to a small amount of something.    A small proportion.

This can be found in Isaiah 40: 15

"Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the Islands as though they were fine dust."

I haven't found a verse yet that specifically mentions kicking the bucket, but I'll keep looking.

3.  "NO REST FOR THE WICKED"

So obviously the pooch in this picture is not wicked since she is resting.  She's my dog Maddie and rests all the time, so she's the opposite of wicked.    

This saying is often said when someone is wanting to rest but must continue doing their work or activity even though they'd like to stop.

This saying comes from Isaiah 57: 20

"But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud."

OK, so now I'm curious.   Does this mean that the entire cast of the Broadway musical "Wicked" can't ever sleep?

4.  "CAST THE FIRST STONE"

I think most people that speak this phrase realize it's from the Bible.   Casting the first stone in the land of phrases means to offer up the first criticism  or be the first to attack.   

The saying comes from the story of a woman caught in a sin who was about to be stoned.   Jesus spoke the following words and the people left without stoning the woman.    The saying can be found in John 8:7

"So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."


I'll look for verses on passing a stone, but I don't think there are any.


5.  "THE PATIENCE OF JOB"

I think this is another phrase that most people realize is from the Bible.    Someone that has the patience of Job has lots of patience.    Job went through numerous ordeals and did not lose his faith in God.

The saying not only comes from the story and all that Job endured, but is also referred to in the Bible in James 5:11

"Behold, we count them happy which endure.   You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful."

I wonder why we don't pronounce our jobs (rhyme with lob) the same way as Job (rhyme with lobe).   Don't we all need patience for work?


There's a look at 5 everyday sayings that come from the Bible.   There's actually lots more and so we'll look at those in future posts.   The Bible is full of lots of sayings as well as lots of wisdom.   It's God's true Word after all.   Take a moment today to open it up and give it a read.

TRIVIA ANSWER:
Insects

PHRASE FUN:
Waterfall

Until next time.........