1. eye
   house
2. bush
   school

The phrase "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," can be found in the Bible in Ecclesiastes IX as "a living dog is better than a dead lion." The point of this phrase is to take the sure thing.

1. drop
   fly
2. water
   crumb

The phrase, "a drop in the bucket," can be found in the bible in Isaiah 40:15. This phrase refers to the drop as a small part of a whole.

1. soup
   house
2. eye
   ointment

The phrase "a fly in the ointment," can be found in the Bible in Ecclesiastes 10:1 as "dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor." This phrase means that something small can spoil the whole thing.

1. stand
   break
2. build
   paint

The phrase "a house divided against itself cannot stand," can be found in the Bible in Matthew 12:25 as a "house divided against itself shall not stand." This phrase means that strength is found in togetherness.

1. labor
   smile
2. look
   day

The phrase, "a labor of love," can be found in the Bible in both Thessalonians, and Hebrews. The phrase means undertaking work for the benefit of someone you love.

1. dog
   leopard
2. cat
   boar

The phrase, "can a leopard change its spots," can be found in the Bible in Jeremiah 13:23. The phrase is meant to indicate that one's innate self cannot be changed.

1. family
   wallet
2. house
   heart

The phrase, "a man after my own heart," can be found in the Bible in both Samuel and Acts. The phrase refers to a kindred spirit.

1. Sins
   Cans
2. Houses
   Cars

The phrase, "a multitude of sins," can be found in the Bible in both James and Peter. This phrase refers to one having numerous bad qualities.

1. vipers
   birds
2. dogs
   cats

The phrase "a nest of vipers," can be found in the Bible in the book of Matthew. A nest of vipers refers to a gathering of bad people.

1. cramp
   thorn
2. freckle
   cast

Ouch. The phrase "a thorn in the flesh," can be found in the Bible in 2 Corinthians 12:7. Sometimes said today as "a thorn in my side," this phrase refers to a persistent problem.

1. clothing
   houses
2. pens
   coops

The phrase, "A wolf in sheep's clothing," can be found in the Bible in Matthew 7:15 as "beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." This phrase means that those who mean you harm may pretend to be good.

1. buy
   do
2. off
   pass

The phrase, "All things must pass," can be found in the Bible in Matthew 24:6-8 as "and ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet." This phrase means simply that nothing last forever.

1. food
   eyes
2. houses
   things

The phrase, "all things to all men," can be found in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 9:22 as "... "I am made All things to all men, that I might by all means save some." This phrase refers to something that can satisfy the needs of everyone.

1. keeper
   pal
2. friend
   foe

The phrase, "am I my brother's keeper," can be found in the Bible in Genesis. The phrase is meant literally as the one who takes care of one's brother/sibling.

1. lip
   tongue
2. tooth
   ear

The phrase, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," can be found in the Bible in the book of Matthew. The phrase refers to the belief that a wrong must be balanced out by equal compensation.

1. harvest
   eat
2. sow
   see

The phrase, "you reap what you sow," can be found in the Bible in Galatians as "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." Even in the Bible, they believed in karma.

1. diamonds
   dirt
2. dust
   cigarettes

The phrase, "ashes to ashes; dust to dust," can be found in the Bible in Genesis 3:19 as "... for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." This phrase reinforces the belief that we were created from dust and will return to dust after death.

1. end
   over
2. time
   sight

The phrase, "at your wits end," can be found in the Bible in Psalms 107:27 as "they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end." This phrase describes someone who does not know what to do.

1. swords
   cows
2. rugs
   eggs

The phrase," beat swords into ploughshares," can be found in the Book of Isaiah. This phrase encourages the listener to stop war and do something peacefully productive.

1. bullet
   tongue
2. sandwich
   dust

The phrase, "bite the dust," can be found in the Bible in Psalms as "they that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him and his enemies shall lick the dust." This refers to death.

1. merry
   sleepy
2. full
   kind

The phrase, "eat, drink, and be merry," can be found in the book of Ecclesiastes. It literally means to have a good time.

1. climb
   see
2. fell
   move

The phrase, "faith will move mountains," can be found in the book of Matthew. This phrase means that faith is powerful.

1. trees
   grace
2. skies
   roofs

The phrase, "fall from grace," can be found in the Bible in the book of Galatians. This phrase describes being viewed as no longer highly valued.

1. game
   fight
2. man
   woman

The phrase, "fight the good fight," can be found in the Book of Timothy. The original phrase was, "fight the good fight of faith," and was said to encourage Christians to spread the word of Christianity.

1. cure
   price
2. payment
   season

The phrase, "for every thing there is a season," can be found in the Bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1 as "to every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." This phrase means that everything will come and go in time.

1. fruit
   games
2. sights
   times

The phrase, "forbidden fruit," can be found in the Bible in Genesis as "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. " Forbidden fruit refers to something that is prohibited.

1. gone
   strength
2. weakness
   war

The phrase, "from strength to strength," can be found in the Book of Psalms. This phrase refers to making progress in stages.

1. grown
   sought
2. gone
   fallen

The phrase, "how the mighty have fallen can be found in the Bible as "how are the mighty fallen!" This phrase refers to those who were once powerful.

1. star
   goat
2. sky
   eye

The phrase, "in the twinkling of an eye," can be found in the Book of Corinthians. This phrase means in an instant.

1. slaughter
   house
2. pen
   field

The phrase, "lamb to the slaughter," can be found in the Book of Jeremiah. This phrase refers to the innocence of someone who does not realize that something bad is about to happen.

1. nod
   clover
2. houses
   green

The phrase, "the land of nod," can be found in the Book of Genesis. This refers to sleep.

1. yard
   house
2. face
   wrath

The phrase, "let not the sun go down on your wrath," can be found in the Book of Ephesians. This means you should not be angry for more than a day.

1. green
   clover
2. flowers
   fat

The phrase, "living off the fat of the land," can be found in the Book of Genesis as "and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land." This means to live well off of what the land has to offer.

1. bread
   clams
2. soup
   money

The phrase, "the love of money is the root of all evil," can be found in the Bible in the Book of Timothy. This phrase is often misquoted as "money is the root of all evil."

1. love
   land
2. sky
   bread

The phrase, "man cannot live on bread alone," can be found in the Bible in Deuteronomy, Matthew, and Luke as "man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke)." This means that man needs more than food to sustain his spirit.