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Biblical Sayings
YGK These Biblical Sayings
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Phrase denoting rewards from hard work | the sweat of your brow |
| Biblical origin of "the sweat of your brow" | Genesis 3:19 |
| Phrase following "the sweat of your brow" in Genesis | for dust you are, and to dust you will return |
| Phrase characterizing predictions of harsh justice and doom | fire and brimstone |
| Cities destroyed by fire and brimstone | Sodom and Gomorrah |
| Biblical book describing a "lake which burneth with fire and brimstone" | Revelation |
| Biblical homeland bestowed upon the Hebrews | a land of milk and honey |
| Synonymous epithet for the "land of milk and honey" | the promised land |
| Form God took when first promising a "land of milk and honey" | the burning bush |
| Person who forged the golden calf | Aaron |
| Object Moses shattered upon seeing the golden calf | The Ten Commandment tablets |
| Modern metaphor for an immoral object of ambition | a golden calf |
| Modern term for a brazenly promiscuous and devious woman | Jezebel |
| King that Jezebel married | Ahab |
| Prophet who predicted Jezebel would be eaten by dogs | Elijah |
| Method of Jezebel’s death | Pushed from a window and eaten by dogs |
| Biblical book containing the description of Behemoth | Job |
| Modern meaning of "behemoth" | An unbeatable foe or gigantic entity |
| King who saw the hand of God writing on his palace wall | Belshazzar |
| Prophet who interpreted the writing on the wall | Daniel |
| Idiom for recognizing obvious signs of an imminent outcome | the writing on the wall |
| Biblical source of "pearls before swine" | The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:6) |
| Idiom meaning to leave a place where one is unappreciated | shake the dust from your feet |
| Meaning of "pearls before swine" | Offering something valuable to those who won't appreciate it |
| Biblical source of the Good Samaritan parable | Luke 10:30 |
| Modern meaning of "Good Samaritan" | A person who gives generous, selfless aid to a stranger |