idioms

Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

ECCLESIASTES THE PREACHER

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending THE REVELATION

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil , reliable person Hebrew

I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. God Daniel

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

OR,

proverbs

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye Deuteronomy

Ask for bread and be given a stone 得非所求 Matthew

As old as Methuselah gen

As the sparks fly upward 必然的 job A beam in one’s eyes matt Beat the air Beelzebub Benjamin’s mess

Be the sweat of one’s brow， 辛勤劳动谋生

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith， prov, Blaze abroad

Blind leaders of the blind

Bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh The book of life Bore sb’s ear

The bottomless pit, REV

Bow down one’s ear, PS, The bowels of mercy,

Break bread with, treated well, act A broken reed, 不可靠的人 Build on a rock Build on the sand’

Bull of Bashan, violent enemy Burial of an ass 野葬

By the skin of one’s teeth Cast pearl before swine, Cast the first stone, Cast the bread upon the waters, 行善The cities of the plain, Lot A covenant of salt, 不可违背 Darken counsel, 混乱 A dead dog, 废物 Do as you would be done by, The dog returns to the vomit, Draw a bow at a venture, 瞎碰 Eat one’s

own

flesh,

jam

Entertain an angel unawares, job Matthew john

eccles gen num job sam mat peter kings 惯

用

懈

怠 heb

Eye for an eye, matt

Fill up the measure of one’s fathers, 恶贯满盈 matt

Filthy lucre, pet The first and the last, rev The exod The eccles

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly, prov

fly

in

the

ointment,

flesh-pots

of

Egypt,

美中不足

For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, gen Gall lam Gird pet Give neh Give job The

golden

bowl

is

broken,

up

the

charge

up

the

and

wormwood,

极不愉快的事

loins,

over,

ghost,

dead

eccles Go lev A matt A luke Hang/have luke

Have clean hands, ps Have itching ears, tim

a

millstone

about

/round

sb’s

great

gulf

grain

of

mustard

seed,

迅

速

发

on

all

fours,

展

fixed,

neck,

Heap coals of fire on sb’s head, 以德抱怨 prov

He that runs may read, 明白易懂 hab Hide matt Hold matt

Horse gate, chron The house of god, gen Salt of the earth matt

one’s

peace,

沉

one’s

light

under

a

bushel,

默

In one’s right mind, 头脑清醒 mark Is there no balm in Gilead? Jer

Is the servant a dog, that he should do this thing, kings

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than

for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God, mark

The key shall be on his shoulder, 肩负重任 Is

King of terrors, job

Kiss one’s own hand, 尊重自己 job The luke

Labor of love, 爱心工作 thess Lamb of God, john Land flowing milk and honey, exod

laborer

is

worthy

of

his

hire,

The land of Beulah, [宗]以色列的别名 IS

The land of Nod, gen Laugh to scorn, prov Lay the axe to the root of sth, matt

Lay up in a napkin, 藏着不用 luke Lead by the nose, Is The leopard can not change its spots, Jer Let the cup pass from me, matt let the dead bury their dead, matt

Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die, Is

Lick the dust, ps Lie gen

Lift up sb’s head, ps Lift ps

up

the

heel

against

sb,

攻

击

with

sb’s

fathers,

人

Lift up the horn on high, 趾高气扬 ps

The light of the world, john The ps

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places, 命运光顾我 ps

Line upon line, 三令五申 Is A

living

dog

is

better

than

a

dead

light

of

countenance

容

光

焕

发

lion,

eccles Make exod

Make the hair stand on end, job Make light of, 轻视 matt The luke,

man of sin, thess The man of sorrows, Is Man of war, exod Morning watch, exod A mote in sb’s eye, matt My horn hath he exalted, 崭露头角 sam The nakedness of the land, 无防备地方 gen the narrow way, matt New Jerusalem, rev Nimrod, gen Not let the left had know what the right hand does, matt\\

mammon

of

unrighteousness,

brick

without

straw,

钱

Not to be worthy to unloose the latchet of sb’s shoe, john

One’s bowels yearned upon, 同情 gen

One’s ewe lamb, 唯一的孩子 sam Open matt The pale sb’s

eye,

horse,

rev

A pillar of the cloud, The powers that be, 当局 Proclaim upon

the

housetop,

luke\\ put new

wine

in

matt

Put up the sword, Quench the

smoking

flax,

Is

A reed shaken by the wind, Render to Caesar the things matt Respect of

persons,

jam

Rule with rod of iron, The scales fell from his eyes, exod rom

宣扬 old

bottles, matt

落井下石 matt

that are Caesar’s

看

人

说

话 ps acts

Separate matt

the sheep from the goats,

Set on bread, gen Shake the

dust

from

one’s

feet,

matt

Shoot out the lip, Smite hip and thigh, 使惨败 \\ smit sb under the fifth rib, A soft answer turns away wrath, Son of God, Spare the rod and spoil the child, The spirit

is

willing,

but

matt

Spoil the Egyptians, Stiff-necked, Stone of stumbling, Strain at

a

gnat

and

matt,

Strong meat, Take the name of God in vain, Take thought

matt

ps

judg sam prov prov the

flesh

is

weak, exod jer Is swallow

a

camel, heb exod for

sth,

Tell it not in Gath, 迦特(基督教《圣经》中腓力斯五大城市之一) sam Their mark

A thorn in the flesh of sb, cor name

is

legion,

The tree

is

known

by

matt The tree

of

knowledge

of

good

gen Turn the

other

matt The valley

of

the

shadow

Ps

Vials of one’s wrath, The wages

of

sin,

rom The weaker

peter Wear sackcloth

and

dan, wolf in

sheep’s

matt

its

fruit, and

evil, cheek, of

death, rev

死

亡 vessel, ashes, clothing,

Ananias, act punished for being selfish Balaam’s ass Bear one’s own cross Black Friday Black Monday Chosen people Christmas The city of David Crusade

Daniel in the lion’s den David

David and Jonathan Death in the pot Doomsday book The dove of peace Eat no fish 好人 Eden garden Egyptian darkness

Epiphany（耶稣显灵的）显现节，主显节 （1月6日） Fakir (伊斯兰教或印度教的)托钵僧, 苦行者, 骗子

The feast of tabernacles 住棚节 Feet of clay The field of blood Finger on the wall Fish day

Flesh pots of Egypt， 留恋过去不思进取 Forbidden fruit

Garden of Gethsemane客西马尼(耶路撒冷附近的花园; 耶稣受难处) Good Friday A good Samaritan

Have sb’s mantle fall upon one Holy grail Holy war

In Abraham’s bosom Innocents’ day

Is saul also among the prophets Jacob and Rachel Jacob’s ladder Jonah’s gourd Judas’ kiss Kill the fatted calf

Last judgment Letter of Uriah Leviathan Lost sheep Mammon

Man of blood 凶手

Man of peace，太平的人，solomon Man shall not live by bread alone A man without sandals

My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins Naaman

Naboth’s vineyard [圣经]拿伯(葡萄园主,其葡萄园被亚哈王垂涎夺去) Nero

The number of the Beast Palm Sunday Passover Pastor Pillar of salt Pope

A prophet is not without honour save in his own country Purim

The queen of sheba Rob Peter to pay Paul Salome

Samaria撒马利亚(古代巴勒斯坦与约旦河间一个地区, 古代巴勒斯坦的城市, 以色列王国首都) Scapegoat

Sell one’s birthright for a mess of pottage

Separate the husk from the grain,, husk（果类或谷物的）外壳

Thunder on the Mount Sinai The tower of Babel The valley of Achor Vatican

A voice in the wilderness The walls of Jericho The wandering Jew Wash hand of sth Wash the feet of sb Whited sepulchers The widow’s cruse Widow’s mite Worship the golden calf