SOME FAMOUS EXPRESSIONS
FROM THE BIBLE
The Bible is a collection of religious texts
that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and also esteemed in other religions
such as Islam. It was originally written in Hebrew and common Greek. Its
contents consist of instructions, stories, poetry, prophecies, and other literary
compositions characterized by specific themes.
It is not wrong to say that The Bible
is not merely a book. It is a living scripture that has a unique series of beautiful
ideas, and admirable moral maxims.
The Scottish essayist and historian
Thomas Carlyle (1795 -1881) exclaimed : A noble book! All men’s book! It is our first,
oldest statement of the never-ending problem ---a man’s destiny, and God’s ways
with him here on earth; and all in such free-flowing outlines,--grand in its
sincerity; in its simplicity and its epic melody.
Here are some famous expressions from the
Bible:-
1.
He that is slow to anger is better than the
mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
2.
Go
to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways , and be wise.
3.
Refrain your tongue from backbiting.
4.
Let
the dead bury their dead.
5.
A
living dog is better than a dead lion.
6.
For
dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
7.
Take
thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
8.
Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof.
9.
Eye
for eye, tooth for truth tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
10.
Father, forgive them ; for they know not what
they do.
11.
If a house is divided against itself, that
house cannot stand.
12.
In my father’s house are many mansions.
13.
Man’s life on earth is a warfare.
14.
Ye
cannot serve God and mammon.
15.
Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
16.
No man can serve two masters.
17.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
18.
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can
the floods drown it.
19.
God created man in his own image.
20.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
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G. R. Kanwal
3rd April 2026
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