I started listing well known sayings that people tend to think are in the Bible but actually aren’t.  As the list got longer I began to realize they could all basically be grouped in three categories.  This also helps to understand some of the confusion.

Misquotes – In this case the often quoted statement is similar to actual Bible verses, perhaps abbreviated.

The best example is “Money is the root of all evil.”  What 1 Timothy 6:10 actually says is “The love (or lust) of money is a root of all kinds of evil.”  While the wording is similar, the meaning is quite different.  Money is neutral and the evil comes from our attitudes concerning it. Continue reading →