Bible verses appear in TV shows and movies on a regular
basis. Are they actual Bible verses?
Grabbing my tablet to check out a scripture in the ebible app is an automatic
action I have developed over the last two or three years. Usually, the verse is
in the Bible, or part of the verse is
in the Bible.
The remake of True Grit, the movie, features an
example of a partial verse.
Movie verse
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Screenshot taken by Sallee Bonham
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Proverbs 28:1 is
an actual verse in the Bible. The period indicates this is a complete thought. Wrong.
Complete verse
The wicked flee though
no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1 NIV
Correct version of a partial quote
The wicked flee though
no one pursues...Proverbs 28:1 NIV
I believe that the only Bible many people are familiar with,
are quotes in movies. When writers quote from another media, accuracy should be
automatic. Sadly, in this case, the quote is out of context and inaccurate.
We are in a spiritual
battle with a foe who is a deceiver. Partial truths are a tool that our foe
uses to deceive and manipulate honest people because a partial truth is
actually a lie. Next time you see a verse attributed to the Bible on a TV show
or movie, find it in your Bible. Is it an actual
verse? Is it accurate and complete? The answers may surprise you.
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