Here\u2019s the fourth round of our quiz. How have you been doing? Everyone enjoying himself? Which of the following statements or quotations are from the Bible (King James Version) and which are from Shakespeare\u2019s plays?<\/p>\n
1. \u201cI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.\u201d
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2. \u201cFor what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?\u201d
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3. \u201cToo little payment for so great a debt.\u201d
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4. Poor and content is rich enough.
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5. \u201cLet him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.\u201d
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6. \u201cGood name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.\u201d
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7. \u201cConsider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?\u201d
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8. Mercy \u201cdroppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.\u201d
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9. \u201cA time to be born, and a time to die \u201c
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10. \u201cEarthly power doth then show likest God\u2019s when mercy seasons justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bonus: Does the saying, \u201cCast thy bread upon the waters,\u201d originate in the Bible, Shakespeare, or elsewhere? And what does it mean? <\/p>\n
Highlight these lines to check your answers: 1. The Bible, Job_42:5; 2. The Bible, Matthew_16:26; 3. Shakespeare\u2019s The Taming of the Shrew (V.ii); 4. Shakespeare\u2019s Othello (III.iii); 5. The Bible, Song of Solomon_1:2; 6. Shakespeare\u2019s Othello (III.iii); 7. The Bible, Ecclesiastes_7:13; 8. Shakespeare\u2019s The Merchant of Venice (IV.i); 9. The Bible, Ecclesiastes_3:2; 10. Shakespeare\u2019s The Merchant of Venice (IV.i)<\/p>\n Bonus: \u201cCast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days\u201d (Ecclesiastes 11:1). On these verses, theologian Matthew Henry writes, \u201cGive freely, though it may seem thrown away and lost. Give to many. Excuse not thyself with the good thou hast done, from the good thou hast further to do. It is not lost, but well laid out. We have reason to expect evil, for we are born to trouble; it is wisdom to do good in the day of prosperity.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Tags: bible<\/a>, Shakespeare<\/a>, quiz<\/a>, English<\/a>, literary<\/a>, proverbs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s the fourth round of our quiz. How have you been doing? Everyone enjoying himself? Which of the following statements or quotations are from the Bible (King James Version) and which are from Shakespeare\u2019s plays? 1. \u201cI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.\u201d 2. \u201cFor … Continue reading Is it from the Bible or Shakespeare (4)?<\/span>