Was it the Bible or the Bard?

The King James Version of the Holy Bible is utilized within the Studies section of our website. It is an ‘open source’ Bible, meaning it may be copied and shared freely. Because of its early 17th Century compiliation, some say it sounds ‘just like Shakespeare’ referring to the famous bard, William Shakespeare.

Do you think so, too? Are you able to tell the difference between a quote from the Bible or the Bard?

Here are 30 quotes from either the Bible or the Bard. Shakespeare, in “Macbeth”, said “Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once”. Be valiant!

1. To thine own self be true. *

The Bible

The Bard

1. That is correct!

1. That is incorrect.

2. The love of money is the root of all evil. *

The Bible

The Bard

2. That is correct!

2. That is incorrect.

3. In the twinkling of an eye. *

The Bible

The Bard

3. That is correct!

3. That is incorrect.

4. The king’s name is a tower of strength. *

The Bible

The Bard

4. That is correct!

4. That is incorrect.

5. Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. *

The Bible

The Bard

5. That is correct!

5. That is incorrect.

6. Put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. *

The Bible

The Bard

6. That is correct!

6. That is incorrect.

7. It is a wise father that knows his own child. *

The Bible

The Bard

7. That is correct!

7. That is incorrect.

8. Let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we shall die. *

The Bible

The Bard

8. That is correct!

8. That is incorrect.

9. The truth shall make you free. *

The Bible

The Bard

9. That is correct!

9. That is incorrect.

10. I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. *

The Bible

The Bard

10. That is correct!

10. That is incorrect.

11. Men of few words are the best men. *

The Bible

The Bard

11. That is correct!

11. That is incorrect.

12. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. *

The Bible

The Bard

12. That is correct.

12. That is incorrect.

13. For many are called, but few are chosen. *

The Bible

The Bard

13. That is correct!

13. That is incorrect.

14. Though this be madness, yet there is method in it. *

The Bible

The Bard

14. That is correct!

14. That is incorrect

15. Love is strong as death. *

The Bible

The Bard

15. That is correct!

15. That is incorrect.

16. He kept him as the apple of his eye. *

The Bible

The Bard

16. That is correct!

16. That is incorrect.

17. Out of the mouth of babes. *

The Bible

The Bard

17. That is correct!

17. That is incorrect.

18. Land of nod. *

The Bible

The Bard

18. That is correct!

18. That is incorrect.

19. Every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. *

The Bible

The Bard

19. That is correct!

19. That is incorrect.

20. Cast thy bread upon the waters. *

The Bible

The Bard

20. That is correct!

20. That is incorrect.

21. The milk of human kindness. *

The Bible

The Bard

21. That is correct!

21. That is incorrect.

22. Tell truth, and shame the devil. *

The Bible

The Bard

22. That is correct!

22. That is incorrect.

23. Two-edged sword. *

The Bible

The Bard

23. That is correct!

23. That is incorrect.

24. Tongue-tied. *

The Bible

The Bard

24. That is correct!

24. That is incorrect.

25. A man after his own heart. *

The Bible

The Bard

25. That is correct!

25. That is incorrect.

26. These words are razors to my wounded heart. *

The Bible

The Bard

26. That is correct!

26. That is incorrect.

27. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. *

The Bible

The Bard

27. That is correct!

27. That is incorrect.

28. How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child! *

The Bible

The Bard

28. That is correct!

28. That is incorrect.

29. He put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid. *

The Bible

The Bard

29. That is correct!

29. That is incorrect.

30. Gave up the ghost. *

The Bible

The Bard

30. That is correct!

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