About This Quiz
It seems like more things are fake than real these days: fake news, deep fakes, and, to now add to that list, fake Bible verses. This quiz is filled with quotes and verses from various sources, but only some of them come from scripture. How can you tell the difference between a Bible verse and something that isn't? There's poetry and talk of God in the Bible, but there's poetry and discussions of God in other books and texts. This quiz will challenge you to see if you're able to tell apart the great books written by other people, from the great book written by a divine source.
This may be trickier than it looks. The Bible has had so much influence, especially on the history of English writing, that separating scripture from anything else isn't necessarily easy. Everything from John Milton to the Charlie Brown Christmas special has quoted the Bible, and there's even influence where there aren't direct quotes. Ever heard the phrase "still, small voice" in conversation? Yeah, that began in scripture. So get ready to challenge yourself, and see if you can separate the wheat from the chaff (another phrase from the Bible), and scripture from everything else.
This is a real Bible verse known as Matthew 6:25. It comes from Christ's Sermon on the Mount where Jesus tells his followers to not worry about anything for God provides.
Not a verse from the Bible! It may be considered religious to many in the literary community. It comes from William Blake's poem, "The Tyger". It beings and end with these lines.
C.S. Lewis wrote this in his book, "The Screwtape Letters."
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This is a real Bible verse. It's actually from Revelations 6:7, and half of verse 8.
This is a fake Bible verse, though it sounds like it could be real. That's because it comes from George Herbert, an Anglican priest, and one of the greatest poets (Christian or otherwise) in the English language.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from John Milton's "Paradise Lost," and describes Satan opening the gates of Hell.
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This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from "Federalist Paper #51," written by James Madison. However, he did support religious freedom.
This is a real Bible verse. It's the 34th Psalm, which were written as poems set to music.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from Hamlet's famous soliloquy.
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This is a real Bible verse. It comes from the Gospel of Matthew 22:21.
This is real Bible verse. It comes from the incident where Saul tried to kill David, on hearing a prophecy that David would one day be king. David had several chances to kill Saul, but showed him mercy instead.
This is a real Bible verse. Solomon was, among other things, a builder. In some Jewish traditions, he uses magic to help him build the temple.
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This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from a hymn by the English minister, Isaac Watts.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from William Shakespeare's "Macbeth."
This is a fake Bible verse. It's a translation of the old German hymn, "How Brightly Shines the Morning Star" (Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern).
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This is a fake Bible verse. It was first written by the Roman politician and author, Cicero, and famously echoed by Barry Goldwater during his presidential campaign.
This is a real Bible verse. It comes from the Book of Exodus, and depicts the Lord describing the first Passover (and the successive ones) to the Hebrews.
This is a real Bible verse. It comes from the Gospel of John.
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This is a real Bible verse. It comes from the Gospel of Luke. Some Christian denominations see this verse as their justification to exorcize demons from the possessed.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from John Keats' poem, "Endymion."
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from the first line of the Roman poet Vergil's poem, "The Aeneid."
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This is a fake Bible verse. It's a paraphrase of Samuel Jackson's ending monologue from "Pulp Fiction."
This is a real BIble verse. It comes from Judith 16:13.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from the poet Alexander Pope's poem, "An Essay on Criticism."
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This is a real Bible verse. It comes from Paul's second letter to the Corinthians 5:1.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from Aristotle, the Greek philosopher and student of Plato.
This is a real Bible verse. It comes from 1 Peter 3:4 and describes the godly way for a woman to act.
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This is a real Bible verse. It comes from Revelations 17:6-7. It depicts the Whore of Babylon.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from a track on the album, "A Christmas Together: John Denver and the Muppets."
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, who actually didn't believe in God. Mind you, he decided to be an atheist when he was 8 years old, so take his ideas with a grain of salt.
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This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from Ray Bradbury, the author of "Fahrenheit 451," and many other science fiction novels and stories.
This is a real Bible verse. It comes from Genesis 7:6, and describes the famous Noah who built the Ark.
This is a fake Bible verse. It comes from Guru Gobind Singh Ji, an important figure in the Sikh religion.
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This is a fake Bible verse. It's spoken by Yoda in "Return of the Jedi," who, while not a Christian or Jewish figure, was influential for centuries in the Jedi order.
This is a real Bible verse. It comes from Paul's Letter to the Galatians, and concerns a debate between Jews and gentiles in the early Church.