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Stick out your tongue -- Isaiah 57:4 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Stick out your tongueLocation: Isaiah 57:4 (NRSV)
Inherit the wind -- Proverbs 11:29 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Inherit the windLocation: Proverbs 11:29
Eat, drink, and be merry -- 1 Corinthians 15:32 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Eat, drink, and be merry
With God all things are possible -- Mark 10:27 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: With God all things are possibleLocation: Mark 10:27
A little lower than the angels -- Psalm 8:5 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A little lower than the angelsLocation: Psalm 8:5
Stiffnecked -- Acts 7:51 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: StiffneckedLocation: Acts 7:51
Money is the root of all evil -- 1 Timothy 6:10 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Money is the root of all evilLocation: 1 Timothy 6:10
It is more blessed to give than to receive -- Acts 20:35 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: It is more blessed to give than to receive
The eleventh hour -- Matthew 20:6 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The eleventh hourLocation: Matthew 20:6
Woe is me! -- Psalm 120:5 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Woe is me! Location: Psalm 120:5
Alpha and Omega -- Revelation 1:8 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Alpha and OmegaLocation: Revelation 1:8
A still small voice -- 1 Kings 19:11-12 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A still small voiceLocation: 1 Kings 19:11-12
A multitude of sins -- James 5:20 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: A multitude of sinsLocation: James 5:20
Judge not, that you be not judged -- Matthew 7:1 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Judge not, that you be not judgedLocation: Matthew 7:1
Everyone has a cross to bear -- Luke 9:23 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Everyone has a cross to bearLocation: Luke 9:23
Wolves in sheep's clothing -- Matthew 7:15 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Wolves in sheep's clothingLocation: Matthew 7:15
As a lamb to the slaughter -- Isaiah 53:7 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: As a lamb to the slaughterLocation: Isaiah 53:7
The straight and narrow -- Matthew 7:13-14 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: The straight and narrowLocation: Matthew 7:13-14
My cup runneth over -- Psalm 23:5 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: My cup runneth overLocation: Psalm 23:5
Judgment day -- John 12:48 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Judgment dayLocation: John 12:48
Faith can move mountains -- 1 Corinthians 13:2 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Faith can move mountainsLocation: 1 Corinthians 13:2
You are the salt of the earth -- Matthew 5:13 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: You are the salt of the earthLocation: Matthew 5:13
As a thief in the night -- 1 Thessalonians 5:2 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: As a thief in the nightLocation: 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel -- Matthew 23:24 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
No honor in one's own country -- John 4:44 -- Ellis Dillard Thompson -- 1998
Expression: No honor in one's own countryLocation: John 4:44
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