Bite the Dust: Psalms 72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.”
The Blind Leading the Blind: Matthew 15:13-14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
By the Skin of Your Teeth: Job 19:20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Nothing but skin and bones: Job 19:20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Broken Heart: Psalms 34:18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Can a Leopard Change his spots? Jeremiah 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.”
Cast the First Stone: John 8:7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”
Drop in a Bucket: Isaiah 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Eye for Eye, Tooth for tooth: Matthew 5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
Fall From Grace: Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Fly in the Ointment: Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.””
To Everything there is a Season: Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Forbidden Fruit: Genesis 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
Go the extra mile: Matthew 5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
Good Samaritan: Luke 10:30-37 – The Parable of the Good Samaritan.
How the Mighty have Fallen: 2 Samuel 1:19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword: Matthew 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
Let there Be Light: Genesis 1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil: 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The Powers that Be: Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
Pride comes before a fall: Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Put words in one’s mouth: 2 Samuel 14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.
Rise and shine: Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
The Root of the Matter: Job 19:28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the Root of the matter is found in me?”
Scapegoat: Leviticus 16:10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.
See eye to eye: from Isaiah 52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.
Sign of the times: Matthew 16:3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Strait and Narrow: Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Twinkling of an Eye: 1 Corinthians 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
There’s nothing new under the sun Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
Wash your hands of the matter: Matthew 27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.”
Weighed in the balance: Job 31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.
What God has joined together let no man put asunder: Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Wit’s End: Psalm 107:27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing: Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Writings on the Wall: Daniel 5:5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.