Can you name the source of these popular English phrases- the King James Bible (K) or NOT the King James Bible (N)? by Hejman

Can you name the source of these popular English phrases- the King James Bible (K) or NOT the King James Bible (N)?

created by Hejman

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Click any empty Phrase or KJV or Not KJV to answer for that location
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Source: National Geographic Magazine
Enter 'K' for phrases that originated with the King James Bible or 'N' for phrases that originated elsewhere. The KJV is source of dozens of English words and phrases.
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Phrase	KJV or Not KJV	Source
East of Eden		Genesis 4:16
Stand in awe		Psalms 4:4
Let slip the dogs of war		W. Shakespeare 1601
To everything there is a season		Ecclesiates 3:1
All that gli(s)ters is not gold		W. Shakespeare 1596
As a lamb to the slaughter		Isaiah 53:7
No man is an island		John Donne, 1624
Hell hath no fury		William Congreve, 1697
You are what you eat		L.A. Feuerbach, 1863
Let the buyer beware		Latin, origin unknown
The root of the matter		Job 19:28
Turned the world upside down		Acts 17:6

Phrase	KJV or Not KJV	Source
Set thy house in order		Isaiah 38:1
Accidents will happen		John Muller, 1755
Be horribly afraid		Jeremiah 2:12
Beauty is skin deep		Thomas Overbury, 1613
Share and share alike		Richard Edwards, 1566
Fight fire with fire		W. Shakespeare, 1595
Cart before the horse		Cicero, 44 BC
From time to time		Ezekiel 4:10
How the mighty have fallen		2 Samuel 1:19
Pour out your heart		Psalms 62:8
The skin of my teeth		Job 19:20
Out of sight, out of mind		John Heywood, 1562
The root of the matter	John Heywood, 1562
Turned the world upside down	John Heywood, 1562
To everything there is a season	John Heywood, 1562
The skin of my teeth	John Heywood, 1562
Stand in awe	John Heywood, 1562
As a lamb to the slaughter	John Heywood, 1562
How the mighty have fallen	John Heywood, 1562
Be horribly afraid	John Heywood, 1562
Set thy house in order	John Heywood, 1562
Pour out your heart	John Heywood, 1562
From time to time	John Heywood, 1562
East of Eden	John Heywood, 1562
Share and share alike	John Heywood, 1562
Let slip the dogs of war	John Heywood, 1562
You are what you eat	John Heywood, 1562
Accidents will happen	John Heywood, 1562
All that gli(s)ters is not gold	John Heywood, 1562
Beauty is skin deep	John Heywood, 1562
Cart before the horse	John Heywood, 1562
Fight fire with fire	John Heywood, 1562
Hell hath no fury	John Heywood, 1562
Let the buyer beware	John Heywood, 1562
No man is an island	John Heywood, 1562
Out of sight, out of mind	John Heywood, 1562

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It Came From King James Quiz

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Created Dec 3, 2011 in Language
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	Hejman:	Dec 3rd, 2011 at 21:24 GMT	2 points
	Etymological sources come from: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/index.html

	chriskotx:	Dec 4th, 2011 at 04:26 GMT	4 points
	Good job. We often speak Biblese and dont even realize it.

	bamachile:	Dec 6th, 2011 at 16:01 GMT	3 points
	Excellent quiz. The Geneva Bible and Authorized Version (or King James Version) did more to stabilize and standardize the English language than anything in print before or since. This is a good sampling of phrases originating in the Bible, with a nice spread of distractors to match.

	milgita:	Dec 10th, 2011 at 23:46 GMT	1 point
	Nice quiz! Missed getting perfect by the skin of my teeth. lol

	AdamBishop:	Dec 18th, 2011 at 17:31 GMT	1 point
	I was just commenting about this the other day; someone said Christopher Hitchens had "fought the good fight", and I pointed out the irony that that was a Bible quote. No matter what you think of the content, the KJV is a good piece of literature.