Finish My Biblical Quote Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lion

This can be found in Ecclesiastes 9:4. The full quote is "For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion". It basically has the same meaning as "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". In a more biblical sense, it means to cling to the living word of God, rather than to the meaningless and empty rituals of the past.

Answer: Ointment

Located in Ecclesiastes 10:1, the quote in full is "Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour". The meaning is that one small flaw or any other negative action can ruin the reputation of the best person, or the goodness of what would be an otherwise excellent idea.

Answer: Flesh

This means something that is persistently irksome and irritating. It is taken from 2 Corinthians 12:7, as "And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure".

Answer: Pass

This means that all things must occur as they were foretold and it's no use worrying about what you hear because "the word of the Lord endureth forever". It can also means, to a degree, that nothing, even sorrow and pain, lasts forever. It is taken from Matthew 24:6-8 and in full reads "And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all things must come to pass, but the end is not yet".

Answer: Teeth

From Job 19:20, it means by the barest of margins and the full quote is by Job who has lost everything but his life. He says "My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped with the skin of my teeth".

Answer: Ghost

This means to die, or to cease working altogether if referring to something non-human. It is from Mark 15:37 just as Jesus dies on the cross and reads "And Jesus cried with a loud voice and gave up the ghost". His spirit had departed from his body.

Answer: Sword

Found in Matthew 26:52 where one of the disciples of Jesus tries to protect him by drawing his sword on the soldiers about to take him. Jesus stayed his hand and gently said, "Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword".

It's an extremely moving section of the Bible from here and no matter how many times, sadly all too few, that I read it, it still has the capacity to strike a chord.

Answer: Eye

This quote means in an instant. It is found in 1 Corinthians 15:52, where, in reference to the last days, it says "In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed".

Answer: Sucklings

From Psalms 8:2, it says "Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, has thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger." In Matthew 21:16, Jesus refers to this when he says "Have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?"

Answer: Be

This appears in Romans 13:1 as "Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God." It means be subject to God's ministers, but, in a broader sense, it also advises readers to pay attention to the civil authorities and their various rulings as well.

This chapter then goes on to offer more advice on how to leave a peaceful and untroubled life.