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)
The love of money is the root of all evil (Timothy 6:10)
The powers that be (Romans 13:1)
The root of the matter (Job 19:28)
The salt of the earth (Matthew 5:13)
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41)
The Straight and narrow (Matthew 7: 13/14)
The writing is on the wall (Daniel 5: 5/6)
There's nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
Two edged sword (Proverbs 5:4)
Wages of sin (Romans 6:23)
Wash your hands of the matter (Matthew 27:24)
White as snow (Daniel 7:9)
Woe is me (Job 10:15)
You reap what you sow (adapted from Galatians 6:7)
