That is from "Poor Richard's Almanac", a magazine edited by Ben Franklin in the early 1700s. Not in the Bible.
2007-11-27 09:19:42
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answered by dewcoons 7
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Perhaps some readers have written that phrase into the margins of their bibles, but the Divine Author did not include that idea in the bible itself.
2007-11-27 09:22:09
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answered by achtung_heiss 7
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Once upon a time, it was actually considered a sign of holiness to be a filth-covered, vermin-infested hermit.
"Andrew D. White, cofounder of Cornell University, writes, "Nearly twenty centuries since the rise of Christianity, and down to a period within living memory, at the appearance of any pestilence the Church authorities, instead of devising sanitary measures, have very generally preached the necessity of immediate atonement for offenses against the Almighty. In the principal towns of Europe, as well as in the country at large, down to a recent period, the most ordinary sanitary precautions were neglected, and pestilences continued to be attributed to the wrath of God or the malice of Satan." 16
It's now known that the main cause of such immense sacrifice of life was a lack of proper hygienic practices. It's argued that certain theological reasoning at that time resisted the evolution of proper hygiene. According to White, "For century after century the idea prevailed that filthiness was akin to holiness." Living in filth was regarded by holy men as evidence of sanctity, according to White, who lists numerous saints who never bathed parts or all of their bodies, such as St. Abraham, who washed neither his hands nor his feet for fifty years, or St. Sylvia, who never washed any part of her body except her fingers.17"
Just another case of the triumph of science (not to mention common sense) over religious dogma.
2007-11-27 09:43:40
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answered by Mike H. 4
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That's not in the bible silly.
God created things in order and you are created to feel better when you are out of chaos but that passage simply isn't there.
2007-11-27 09:18:49
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answered by ....... 5
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I checked the Strongs Concordence and it is not in the Bible. Surprised me.
2007-11-27 09:30:41
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answered by HappyCamper 6
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John Wesley said that. But he wasn't the first. I think it may be in the Talmud. http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/5/messages/1209.html
2007-11-27 09:27:55
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answered by Peter D 2
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I don't think that's in the bible but it is in a smashing pumpkins song - Zero (I believe, but not sure)
2007-11-27 09:20:40
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answered by Thom 5
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Emptyness is Lonliness
Lonliness is Cleanliness
Cleanliness is Godliness
and God is empty just like me.
haha! it is "zero." but i beat you to the punch!
2007-11-27 09:20:37
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answered by Jeff S Phoenix_AM 3
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I think it's just an expression to be good and faithful
2007-11-27 10:18:44
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answered by Anonymous
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That is not is the Bible.
2007-11-27 09:19:11
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answered by Seeno†es™ 6
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