StreetsOfGold
28th October 2011, 06:48 PM
I came across a Bible today that uses literally hundreds of the same expressions we use in modern day English. I have finally found the Bible that actually reads the way everybody actually talks! Here are about 100 examples. There are close to 300 altogether. Many are verbatim quotes. I can't find most of these in the modern versions since they must not be written in contemporary English. They are obsolete. I think I'll stick with the good old King James Bible.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A little bird told me A broken heart A cross to bear A drop in the bucket A house divided against itself cannot stand A law unto themselves A man after his own heart A soft answer turns away wrath A two-edged sword A voice crying in the wilderness All things must pass All things to all men Am I my brother's keeper? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth As old as Methuselah As old as the hills As white as snow As you sow so shall you reap Ashes to ashes dust to dust At his wits end Baptism of fire Be fruitful and multiply Beat swords into ploughshares Bite the dust Blessed are the peacemakers By the skin of your teeth By the sweat of your brow Can a leopard change its spots? Cast the first stone Coat of many colours Don't cast your pearls before swine Eat drink and be merry Faith will move mountains Fall from grace Fat of the land Feet of clay Fight the good fight Fire and brimstone Fly in the ointment For everything there is a season Forbidden fruit Go the extra mile Good Samaritan Harden your heart He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword Holier than thou In the twinkling of an eye It's better to give than to receive Labour of love Lamb to the slaughter Land of Nod Law unto themselves Let he who is without sin cast the first stone Let not the sun go down on your wrath Let there be light Letter of the law Living off the fat of the land Love thy neighbour as thyself Man does not live by bread alone Many are called but few are chosen My cup runneth over No rest for the wicked Nothing new under the sun O ye, of little faith Out of the mouths of babes Physician heal thyself Pride goes before a fall Put words in one's mouth Put your house in order Red sky at night; sailor’s delight Reap the whirlwind See eye to eye Set your teeth on edge Sign of the times Skin of your teeth Sour grapes Spare the rod and spoil the child Strait and narrow The apple of his eye The blind leading the blind The bread of life The ends of the earth The fruits of your loins The letter of the law The love of money is the root of all evil The patience of Job The powers that be The root of the matter The salt of the earth The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak The strait and narrow The way of all flesh The writing is on the wall Thorn in the flesh To everything there is a season Wash your hands of the matter Weighed in the balances Wisdom of Solomon Woe is me Wolf in sheep's clothing
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush A little bird told me A broken heart A cross to bear A drop in the bucket A house divided against itself cannot stand A law unto themselves A man after his own heart A soft answer turns away wrath A two-edged sword A voice crying in the wilderness All things must pass All things to all men Am I my brother's keeper? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth As old as Methuselah As old as the hills As white as snow As you sow so shall you reap Ashes to ashes dust to dust At his wits end Baptism of fire Be fruitful and multiply Beat swords into ploughshares Bite the dust Blessed are the peacemakers By the skin of your teeth By the sweat of your brow Can a leopard change its spots? Cast the first stone Coat of many colours Don't cast your pearls before swine Eat drink and be merry Faith will move mountains Fall from grace Fat of the land Feet of clay Fight the good fight Fire and brimstone Fly in the ointment For everything there is a season Forbidden fruit Go the extra mile Good Samaritan Harden your heart He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword Holier than thou In the twinkling of an eye It's better to give than to receive Labour of love Lamb to the slaughter Land of Nod Law unto themselves Let he who is without sin cast the first stone Let not the sun go down on your wrath Let there be light Letter of the law Living off the fat of the land Love thy neighbour as thyself Man does not live by bread alone Many are called but few are chosen My cup runneth over No rest for the wicked Nothing new under the sun O ye, of little faith Out of the mouths of babes Physician heal thyself Pride goes before a fall Put words in one's mouth Put your house in order Red sky at night; sailor’s delight Reap the whirlwind See eye to eye Set your teeth on edge Sign of the times Skin of your teeth Sour grapes Spare the rod and spoil the child Strait and narrow The apple of his eye The blind leading the blind The bread of life The ends of the earth The fruits of your loins The letter of the law The love of money is the root of all evil The patience of Job The powers that be The root of the matter The salt of the earth The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak The strait and narrow The way of all flesh The writing is on the wall Thorn in the flesh To everything there is a season Wash your hands of the matter Weighed in the balances Wisdom of Solomon Woe is me Wolf in sheep's clothing