Quiz: Bible Catchphrases

Traditionally, these words refer to a lie that is perfectly acceptable – excused by the fact that it supposedly is for the good of the one being deceived.

But this catchphrase is due to an incorrect interpretation of the biblical text. The Bible does not contain the expression "white lie". In the Church Slavonic translation of the text of the Bible there is an expression: "A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength." (Psalm 32:17). The Russian translation of this verse is: " The horse is unreliable for salvation, he will not deliver by his great strength." Thus, the statement here is not about lying for salvation, but about the inappropriateness of choosing reliance on a horse (solely on one's own strength, military might, etc.) over reliance on God.