Bible Quotations used in modern English
(phrases or Bible quotations that are derived directly from the King Jame's version of the Bible many of which are direct quotations)
A cross to bear (Luke 14:27)
"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple."
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."
A house divided against itself cannot stand (Matthew 12:25)
"And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kindgom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand."
A man after his own heart (Samuel 13:14 or Acts 13:22)
A voice crying in the wilderness (John 1:23)
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."
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (Matthew 5:38)
Apple of your eye (Deuteronomy 32:10, Zechariah 2:8)
At their wits' end (Psalms 107:27)
Baptism of fire (Matthew 3:11)
Bite the dust (adapted from Psalms 72)
Broken heart (Psalms 34:18)
By the skin of your teeth (Job 19:20)
By the sweat of your brow (Genesis 3:19)
Can a leopard change its spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
