How well do you know your Bible? The phrases and word pictures below that are derived from the Bible have a scriptural reference after them. How many did you know?
1. A closed mouth catches no flies
2. A coat of many colors (Gen 37:3)
3. A drop in the bucket (Isa 40:15)
4. A fly in the ointment (Eccl 10:1)
5. A house divided (Matthew 12:25)
6. A labor of love (1 Thessalonians 1:3)
7. A law unto themselves (Romans 2:14)
8. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine (Prov 17:22)
9. A rolling stone gathers no moss
10. A soft answer turns away wrath (Proverbs 15:1)
11. A stitch in time saves nine
12. A thorn in the flesh (1 Cor 12:7)
13. A watched pot never boils
14. Absence makes the heart grow fonder
15. All that glitters is not gold
16. All things must pass (Matt 24:6)
17. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
18. An apple a day keeps the doctor away
19. An eye for an eye; tooth for a tooth (Exod 21:24)
20. Apples of gold in settings of silver (Prov 25:11)
21. As old as Methuselah (Gen 5:27)
22. As old as the hills (Job 15:7)
23. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust (Gen 3:19)
24. At his wits' end (Ps 107:27)
25. Be all things to all men (1 Cor 9:22)
26. Be careful what you wish for; it may come true
27. Beat your swords into ploughshares (Isa 2:4)
28. Beauty is only skin deep
29. Beggars can't be choosy
30. Beginner's luck
31. Best things in life are free
32. Birds of a feather flock together
33. Bite the dust (Ps 72:9)
34. Blessed are the peacemakers (Matt 5:9)
35. Blondes have more fun
36. Boys will be boys
37. By the skin of your teeth (Job 19:20)
38. Can a leopard change its spots? (Jer 13:23)
39. Cast the first stone (John 8:7)
40. Caught red-handed
41. Charity begins at home
42. Cleanliness is next to godliness
43. Dead men tell no tales
44. Discretion is the better part of valor
45. Don't cast your pearls before swine (Matthew 7:6)
46. Don't change horses in the middle of the stream
47. Don't count your chickens before they hatch
48. Don't cry over spilt milk
49. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
50. Eat, drink, and be merry (Eccl 8:15)
51. Every cloud has a silver lining
52. Experience is the best teacher
53. Faith will move mountains (Matt 21:21)
54. Fall from grace (Gal 5:4)
55. Fat cats
56. Fear of failure is more harmful than failure itself
57. Fight the good fight (1 Tim 6:12)
58. Flesh and blood (Matt 16:17)
59. Fools rush in where angels fear to tread
60. For everything there is a season (Eccl 3:1)
61. Forbidden fruit (Gen 3:3)
62. Forgive them for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)
63. Get thee behind me Satan (Matt 16:23)
64. Give up the ghost (Mark 15:37 + 53 other times)
65. God helps them who help themselves
66. Good fences make good neighbors
67. Haste makes waste
68. He who hesitates is lost
69. Hell hath no fury like that of a woman scorned
70. Here today, gone tomorrow
71. How the mighty are fallen (2 Sam 1:19)
72. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again
73. Ignorance is bliss
74. It is better to give than to receive (Acts 20:35)
75. It's always darkest before the dawn
76. Let not the sun go down on your wrath (Eph 4:26)
77. Let there be light (Gen 1:3)
78. Like a lamb to the slaughter (Isa 53:7)
79. Living off the fat of the land (Gen 45:18)
80. Look before you leap
81. Love your neighbor as yourself (Lev 19:18 + 15 other times)
82. Man does not live by bread alone (Deut 8:3)
83. Many are called, but few are chosen (Matt 22:14)
84. My brother's keeper (Gen 4:9)
85. My cup runneth over (Ps 23:5)
86. Necessity is the mother of invention
87. Nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
88. O ye, of little faith (Matt 6:30)
89. Opposites attract
90. Out of sight, out of mind
91. Out of the mouths of babes (Ps 8:2)
92. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
93. Physician, heal thyself (Luke 4:23)
94. Pride comes before the fall (Prov 16:18)
95. Put your house in order (2 Kings 20:1)
96. Signs of the times (Matthew 16:3)
97. Sour grapes (Ezek 18:2)
98. Spare the rod and spoil the child (Prov 13:24)
99. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me
100. Still waters run deep
101. Stood by the stuff (1 Samuel 30:24)
102. Strike while the iron is hot
103. Stumbling block (Lev 19:14)
104. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
105. The apple of his eye (Deut 32:10)
106. The bigger they are, the harder they fall
107. The blind leading the blind (Matt 15:14)
108. The bread of life (John 6:35)
109. The dust of the earth (Genesis 13:16)
110. The fruit of your loins (Acts 2:30)
111. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:33)
112. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence
113. The letter of the law (2 Corinthians 3:6)
114. The love of money is the root of all evil (1 Tim 6:10)
115. The pen is mightier than the sword
116. The pot calling the kettle black
117. The powers that be (Rom 13:1)
118. The root of the matter (Job 19:28)
119. The salt of the earth (Matt 5:13)
120. The spirit is willing (Matt 26:41)
121. The straight and narrow (Matthew 7:14)
122. The sweat of your brow (Genesis 3:19)
123. The truth shall make you free (John 8:32)
124. There is no rest for the wicked (Isa 57:21)
125. Those who live by the sword, die by the sword (Matt 26:52)
126. Time flies when you're having fun
127. Too many cooks spoil the broth
128. Two heads are better than one (Eccl 4:9)
129. Where there's smoke, there's fire
130. Where there's smoke, there's fire
131. Woe is me (Job 10:15)
132. Wolves in sheep's clothing (Matt 7:15)
133. Writing on the wall (Dan 5:5)
134. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
135. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
136. You have only failed when you fail to try
137. You reap what you sow (Gal 6:7)
Do you have any others that you'd like to add to the list? Send them to rich@cloquetchurch.com .