‘Top 50 Most Popular Phrases From The Bible’

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In our modern culture, we commonly use phrases which have originated from the Bible without even knowing their origin. 

After doing a bit of research, I have compiled my top 50 list of commonly used phrases which originate from the Bible. 

Note -- I have put the phrase and the reference where it originated from, which may or may not be a direct quote from the Bible. Some originate from the Bible yet have changed over time. 

50 - "My cup runneth over" -- Psalms 23:5 
49 - "O ye, of little faith" -- Luke 12:28 
48 - "Living off the fat of the land" -- Genesis 45:17-18 
47 - "Like a lamb led to the slaughter" -- Jeremiah 11:19 / Isaiah 53:7 
46 - "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" -- Matthew 26:41 
45 - "Flesh and blood" -- Matthew 16:17 
44 - "Spare the rod and spoil the child" -- Proverbs 13:24 / 23:13 
43 - "Forbidden fruit" -- Genesis 2 & 3 
42 - "Can a leopard change his spots?" -- Jeremiah 13:23 
41 - "A man after my own heart" -- Samuel 13:14 / Acts 13:22 
40 - "Do not cast your pearls before swine" -- Matthew 7:6 
39 - "The fruit of your loins" -- Genesis 35:11 
38 - "The powers that be" -- Romans 13: 1-2 
37 - "Drop in the bucket" -- Isaiah 40:15 
36 - "Eat, drink, and be merry" -- Ecclesiastes 8:15 
35 - "Eye for an eye" -- Exodus 21:24 / Leviticus 24:20 / Deuteronomy 19:21 / Matthew 5:38 
34 - "The good Samaritan" -- Luke 10:25-37 
33 - "He that is without sin, cast the first stone" -- John 8:7 
32 - "Labor of love" -- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 
31 - "The root of the matter" - Job 19:28 
30 - "Fight the good fight" -- 1 Timothy 6.12 
29 - "Letter of the law" -- 2 Corinthians 3:6 
28 - "Many are called, but few are chosen" -- Matthew 22:14 
27 - "Man does not live by bread alone" -- Deuteronomy 8:3 / Matthew 4:4 
26 - "Salt of the earth" -- Matthew 5:13 
25 - "No rest for the wicked" or "No rest for the weary" -- Isaiah 57:21 
24 - "Sweat of your brow" -- Genesis 3:19 
23 - "Apple of my eye" -- Deuteronomy 2:10 / Zechariah 2:8 
22 - "The love of money is the root of all evil" -- 1 Timothy 6:10 
21 - "All things must pass" or "This too shall pass" -- Matthew 24:6-8 
20 - "The truth shall make you free" -- John 8:32 
19 - "There's nothing new under the sun" -- Ecclesiastes 1:9 
18 - "For everything there is a season" -- Ecclesiastes 3:1 
17 - "As old as Methuselah" -- Genesis 5: 25-27 
16 - "Ashes to ashes" -- Genesis 3:19 
15 - "Twinkling of an eye" -- 1 Corinthians 15:52 
14 - "A fly in the ointment" -- Ecclesiastes 10:1 
13 - "Faith will move mountains" - Matthew 21:21 
12 - "Signs of the times" -- Matthew 16:3 
11 - "It is better to give than to receive" -- Acts 20:35 
10 - "My brother's keeper" -- Genesis 4:9 
9 - "Physician, heal thyself" -- Luke 4:23 
8 - "Out of the mouths of babes" -- Psalm 8:2 
7 - "How the mighty have fallen" -- 2 Samuel 1:19 
6 - "Bite the dust" -- Psalms 72: 9 
5 - "Sour grapes" -- Ezekiel 18:2 
4 - "The writing on the wall" -- Daniel 5:5 
3 - "At my wit's end" -- Psalm 107:27 
2 - "Blind leading the blind" -- Matthew 15:14 / Luke 6:39 
1 - "By the skin of our teeth" -- Job 19:20

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