10 Well-known Scriptural Passages from the Book of Hezekiah

Actually, there is no Biblical Book of Hezekiah, so this is an inside joke to refer to quotations that many insist are in the Christian Bible but in fact are not. Where possible, we also note the true attribution.

1. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime. (Chinese proverb)
2. Hate the sin, love the sinner. (Mahatma Gandhi)
3. A penny saved is a penny earned. (Benjamin Franklin)
4. Cleanliness is next to godliness. (Francis Bacon)
5. God moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. (William Cowper)
6. It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than to spill it on the ground. (unknown)
7. Charity begins at home. (Terence, a Roman actor)
8. Money is the root of all evil. (1 Timothy 6 actually reads, “Love of money is the root of all evil.”)
9. God helps those who help themselves. (Benjamin Franklin)
10. Spare the rod, spoil the child. (Samuel Butler)