Is That Verse in the Bible?

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

Screenshot taken by Sallee Bonham

 

 

 

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.