Marcel over at the Catholic blog Aggie Catholics has put together a list of some of the most well-known phrases from the Bible. This is a great list. I suspect that some people aren't even aware that these well-known words come from the Bible.
Here are some of my favorites, but do go and read Marcel's whole list:
- 42 - "Can a leopard change his spots?" - Jeremiah 13:23
- 41 - "A man after my own heart" - Samuel 13:14 / Acts 13:22
- 38 - "The powers that be" - Romans 13: 1-2
- 37 - "Drop in the bucket" - Isaiah 40:15
- 32 - "Labor of love" - 1 Thessalonians 1:3
- 25 - "No rest for the wicked" or "No rest for the weary" - Isaiah 57:21
- 23 - "Apple of my eye" - Deuteronomy 2:10 / Zechariah 2:8
- 21 - "All things must pass" or "This too shall pass" - Matthew 24:6-8
- 16 - "Ashes to ashes" - Genesis 3:19
- 14 - "A fly in the ointment" - Ecclesiastes 10:1
- 12 - "Signs of the times" - Matthew 16:3
- 11 - "It is better to give than to receive" - Acts 20:35
- 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
- 1 - "By the skin of our teeth" - Job 19:20