Have you ever run across a familiar expression while reading the Bible and thinking, “Oh, that’s where that saying came from”?
Almost every language is flexible and continually changing, yet biblical expressions have often kept their initial meanings intact. For example:
"Am I my brother's keeper?" Genesis 4:9.
"Old as Methuselah," (see Genesis 5:27.)
"Apple of my eye," Deuteronomy 32:10.
"By the skin of my teeth,” Job 19:20.
"Out of the mouths of babes," Psalm 8:2.
"At wit's end," Psalm 107:27.
“Pride goes before a fall," Proverbs 16:18.
“A little bird told me," Ecclesiastes 10:20.
"Can a leopard change his spots?" Jeremiah 13:23.
"Let justice roll down like the rivers," Amos 5:24.
"Salt of the earth," Matthew 5:13.
"Go the extra mile," Matthew 5:41.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand," Matthew 12:25.
“The blind leading the blind,” Matthew 15:14.
“A laborer is worthy of his hire," 1 Timothy 5:18.
Isn't it a blessing and a comfort to know God’s Word continues to live
in us and in our language today?
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