15 Bible Verses about Old Sayings

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Ezekiel 16:44

Look! Everyone quoting a proverb against you, he will quote, {saying}, 'Like her mother [is] her daughter!'

Genesis 10:9

He was a mighty hunter before Yahweh. Therefore it was said, "Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before Yahweh."

1 Samuel 10:12

And a man from there responded and said, "And who [is] their father?" Therefore it became a proverb: "[Is] Saul also among the prophets?"

1 Samuel 19:24

He also stripped [off] his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay naked all that day and all night. Therefore they say, "[Is] Saul also among the prophets?"

1 Samuel 24:13

Just as the ancient proverb says, 'From the wicked, wickedness goes out,' but my hand will not be against you!

2 Samuel 5:8

David had said, "On that day {when we attack the Jebusites}, one must attack the lame and the blind, [those] who hate the soul of David, by [means of] the water supply." For thus the blind and the lame would say, "He cannot come into the house."

2 Samuel 20:18

Then she said, "In former times, {they would always say}, 'By all means, let them inquire in Abel,' and so they settled things.

Job 2:4

Then Satan answered him and said, "Skin for skin! All that {that} man has he will give for his life.

Ezekiel 12:22

"Son of man, what [is] this proverb {you people have} about the land of Israel, {saying}, '{The days are prolonged}, and every vision has come to nothing.'

Ezekiel 18:2

"{What do you mean by} quoting this proverb about the land of Israel, {saying}, 'The fathers, they ate unripe fruit, and the teeth of the child became blunt.'

Luke 4:23

And he said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable: 'Physician, heal yourself!' Whatever we have heard that took place in Capernaum, do here in your hometown also!"

2 Peter 2:22

The [statement] of the true proverb has happened to them, "A dog returns to its own vomit," and "A sow, [after] washing herself, [returns] to wallowing in the mud."

John 4:37

For in this [instance] the saying is true, 'It is one who sows and another who reaps.'

Ezekiel 12:23

Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "I will put an end [to] this proverb, and they will not quote it as a proverb again in Israel." ' But say to them, 'The days are near, and [also] the word of every vision.'

Ezekiel 18:3

{As I live}, {declares} the Lord Yahweh, it will surely not any longer be {appropriate for you} to quote this proverb in Israel!

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