Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim. 2:15

King James AV1611

 
 

Everyday Sayings From The Bible
Many of the "so called" Bible Scholars today would have to believe that the King James Bible is "old" and "archaic",
yet most of the sayings listed below are used everyday in the 21st century.


































 



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  1. Seven Years With The Wrong Woman . . . (Gen. 29:20)

  2. Mess (Food) . . . (Gen. 43:34)

  3. Goods (Possessions) . . . (Gen. 31:18)

  4. Highway . . . (Lev. 26:22)

  5. Covered Wagon . . . (Num. 7:3)

  6. Breach of Promise . . . (Num. 13:34)

  7. Light Bread . . . (Num. 21:5)

  8. Beer (Originally meant Water) . . . (Num. 21:16)

  9. Advertise . . . (Num. 24:14)

  10. Meddle With . . . (Deut. 2:5)

  11. God Save The King . . . (1 Sam. 10:24)

  12. Dead Dog; Dead Like a Dog . . . (1 Sam. 24:14)

  13. Played The Fool . . . (1 Sam. 26:21)

  14. Ferry (Boat) . . . (2 Sam. 19:18)

  15. Well... . . . (1 Kings 2:18)

  16. What Became of Him? . . . (1 Kings 14:3)

  17. Gone To The Dogs . . . (1 Kings 21:23)

  18. The Like (s) of It . . . (2 Chron. 9:19)

  19. Outlandish . . . (Neh. 13:26)

  20. Give a Man Enough Rope And He'll Hang Himself . . . (Esther 7:10)

  21. Have You Heard? . . . (Job 15:8)

  22. What Do You Know!? . . . (Job 15:9)

  23. By The Skin Of My Teeth . . . (Job 19:20)

  24. See The Light . . . (Job 33:28)

  25. Stroke . . . (Job 36:18)

  26. Ha, Ha!! (Horse Laugh) . . . (Job 39:25)

  27. Darling (My Darling) . . . (Ps. 22:20)

  28. Their (His) Line . . . (Ps. 19:4)

  29. Enlarged Heart (From Worry) . . . (Ps. 25:17; Isa. 60:5)

  30. Right Early . . . (Ps. 46:5)

  31. Belch . . . (Ps. 59:7)

  32. Fed Up With It . . . (Prov. 1:31)

  33. Fly In The Soup . . . (Eccl. 10:1)

  34. Money Talks . . . (Eccl. 10:19)

  35. A Little Bird Told Me . . . (Eccl. 10:20)

  36. Here Comes... . . . (Isa. 21:9)

  37. A Drop In The Bucket . . . (Isa. 40:15)

  38. How Do You Do? (Howdy!) . . . (Jer. 15:5)

  39. Big Wheel (Person) . . . (Ezek. 10:13)

  40. Wooden Pin (Dowel Pin) . . . (Ezek. 15:3)

  41. Contrary, Like Mother, Like Daughter . . . (Ezek. 16:34 & 44)

  42. Parting of The Ways . . . (Ezek. 21:21)

  43. AHA!! . . . (Ezek. 25:3)

  44. Passed Away . . . (Micah 1:11)

  45. Bald Eagle . . . (Micah 1:16)

  46. That Wraps It Up . . . (Micah 7:33)

  47. A Horse of a Different Color . . . (Zech. 1:8)

  48. You Said It . . . (Mk. 15:2)

  49. Foxholes . . . (Lk. 9:58)

  50. Give Leave (Permission) . . . (Jn. 19:38)

  51. That Winds It Up . . . (Acts 5:6)

  52. Relief (Money) . . . (Acts 11:29)

  53. Sentence (Decision) . . . (Acts 15:19)

  54. Confirm (A Person) . . . (Acts 15:32)

  55. High Time . . . (Rom. 13:11)

  56. Masterbuilder . . . (1 Cor. 3:10)

  57. Regions Beyond . . . (2 Cor. 10:16)

  58. Such Like . . . (Gal. 5:21)

  59. Busybody . . . (2 Thess. 3:11)

  60. That's for The Birds . . . (Rev. 19:21)

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