Hidden in plain sight

Have you ever said “The blind leading the blind” or “the writing is on the wall”? Did you know that they originated from the Bible? Yes, there are numerous idioms and phrases that come from the Bible. Here are 10 examples, along with the Bible verses they are derived from:

1. A drop in the bucket – 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.”
2. Go the extra mile – Matthew 5:41 “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain (two).”
3. Turn the other cheek – Matthew 5:39 “But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
4. The blind leading the blind – Matthew 15:14 “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.”
5. The writing on the wall – Daniel 5:5 “In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.”
6. A wolf in sheep’s clothing – Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
7. Cast the first stone – 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.”
8. The salt of the earth – 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.”
9. A house divided against itself cannot stand – Mark 3:25 “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.”
10. Pearls before swine – 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.”

So next time you utter one of these idioms thank God for the sneaking some scripture into your day.