Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Cleanliness is next to godliness
Cleanliness is next to godliness The book of Leviticus frequently deals with the issue of cleanliness and impurity so that the Children of Israel would be clean as a sign…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Money is the root of all evil
Money is the root of all evil This expression stems from the biblical phrase that says, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils” (1…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | God helps those who help themselves
God helps those who help themselves The saying “God helps those who help themselves” comes to us by various roots and across millennia. One of its earliest known expressions is…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you The biblical parallel to “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is found in the…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | To thine ownself be true
To thine ownself be true When prompting people to follow their conscience on matters, the oft-touted “To thine own self be true” is occasionally cited as a Biblical recommendation. In…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Spare the rod, spoil the child
Spare the rod, spoil the child Despite popular opinion, the famous saying, “Spare the rod, spoil the child,” cannot be found anywhere in the Bible. The saying, however, should not…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Better to cast your seed…
Better to cast your seed… A commonly referenced proverb to highlight the evils of masturbation frequently mistaken as a biblical admonition is typically phrased as, “It is better to cast…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Once saved, always saved
Once saved, always saved First of all, slogans like “Once Saved, Always Saved” are always regrettable because they polarize an issue, causing them to be touted or denounced vehemently not…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture | Moderation in all things
Moderation in all things The phrase, “Moderation in all things,” is common extrapolation of Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean (as presented in his Nicomachean Ethics). His ethic works around finding…
Sayings Not Found in Scripture
Sayings Not Found in Scripture We often get questions by people asking us to locate various sayings in the Bible which do not exist. Many sayings have developed throughout the…