Where is aesop found in the bible?

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2026-02-21 03:20

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The following Bible verses may have been taken from Aesop:

1. The Fighting Cocks and the Eagle

Proverbs 16:18 "Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."

2. The Mouse and The Bull

Ecclesiastes 9:11 "The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong… but time and chance happeneth to them all."

3. The Kingdom of the Lion

Isaiah 11:6-9 "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid... And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together… They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain..."

4. The Raven and the Swan

Jeremiah 13:23 "Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil."

5. The Two Pots

Douay-Rheims: Ecclesiasticus 13:3 "What agreement shall the earthen pot have with the kettle? for if they knock one against the other, it shall be broken."

6. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Matthew 7:15 "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."

7. The Quack Frog

Luke 4:23 "And he [Jesus] said unto them… Physician, heal thyself."

8. The Fisherman and His Pipe

Luke 7:32 "They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept."

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