Where did that come from?
Here are a number of other familiar phrases – and the biblical verse from which they are taken:
“A den of thieves” Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46
“Be sure your sin will find you out” Numbers 32:23
“By the skin of my teeth” Job 19:20
“Do not let the sun go down on your wrath” Eph.4:26
“Eat, drink and be merry” Luke 12:19
“Fight the good fight” 1 Tim.6:12
“Fire and brimstone” Genesis 19:24; Psalm 11:6; Ezekiel 38:22; Luke 17:29; Revelation 9:17-18
“Flesh and blood” 1 Corinthians 15:50; Eph.6:12
“Hold your peace” Exodus 14:14; Leviticus 10:3