QuotesFromBible
What it says. Where it appears. Your call.
A neutral textual reference — for believers, skeptics, scholars, and everyone mid-argument. We report what the text says and how translations differ. We don't tell you what it means.
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All entries →Cleanliness is next to godliness
John Wesley's sermon 'On Dress' (1791). Not in the Bible.
For God so loved the world
John 3:16 begins verbatim in both BSB and KJV. The Greek word 'monogenes' is translated 'only begotten' (KJV) or 'one and only' (BSB).
God helps those who help themselves
Benjamin Franklin wrote it in Poor Richard's Almanack in 1736. It is not in the Bible.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Philippians 4:13. The KJV says 'through Christ'; older Greek manuscripts read 'through him who strengthens me'. The verse is part of a passage about contentment in poverty and abundance.
Money is the root of all evil
The Bible says 'the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil' (1 Timothy 6:10). Two dropped words; one changed.
Spare the rod, spoil the child
From Samuel Butler's satirical poem 'Hudibras' (1664). Not in the Bible — though Proverbs 13:24 uses related wording.
Not in the Bible
All 4 →Phrases commonly attributed to Scripture that do not appear there in any form.
Cleanliness is next to godliness
John Wesley's sermon 'On Dress' (1791). Not in the Bible.
God helps those who help themselves
Benjamin Franklin wrote it in Poor Richard's Almanack in 1736. It is not in the Bible.
Spare the rod, spoil the child
From Samuel Butler's satirical poem 'Hudibras' (1664). Not in the Bible — though Proverbs 13:24 uses related wording.
This too shall pass
A Persian fable, popularised in English by Edward FitzGerald (1852) and Abraham Lincoln (1859). Not in the Bible.
Context changes everything
All →Famous verses where the surrounding passage changes the common interpretation. We show the full passage and let you decide.
For God so loved the world
John 3:16 begins verbatim in both BSB and KJV. The Greek word 'monogenes' is translated 'only begotten' (KJV) or 'one and only' (BSB).
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
Philippians 4:13. The KJV says 'through Christ'; older Greek manuscripts read 'through him who strengthens me'. The verse is part of a passage about contentment in poverty and abundance.