--- title: "11 Scripture Like Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Scripture Like quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Scripture Like sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword-2885_2885739.jpg" --- > [“The Scripture is like a sharp sword.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword-2885_2885739.jpg) > [Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-which-dispels-the-darkness-and/) [John Calvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-calvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/john-calvin-490_bible_scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-w_1398810.jpg) > [Scripture is like a lion. Who ever heard of defending a lion? Just turn it loose; it will defend itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scripture-is-like-a-lion-who-ever-heard-of-defending-a-lion-just-turn/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/anonymous-1_bible_scripture-is-like-a-lion-who-ever-heard_200308.jpg) > [“He can't go five minutes without quoting scripture. It's like biblical Tourettes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-jayne/he-can-t-go-five-minutes-without-quoting-scripture-it-s-like-biblical/) [Dawn Jayne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-jayne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/dawn-jayne-38719_bible_he-can-t-go-five-minutes-without-quoting_1980100.jpg) > [Sacred scripture is like a mirror in which we see God, although each in a different way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-swedenborg/sacred-scripture-is-like-a-mirror-in-which-we-see-god-although-each/) [Emanuel Swedenborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-swedenborg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aab/emanuel-swedenborg-3577_bible_sacred-scripture-is-like-a-mirror-in-whi_2956493.png) > [“If Scripture be like a dream, then methods of understanding the dream are, at least in principle, valid for learning Scripture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-kushner/if-scripture-be-like-a-dream-then-methods-of-understanding-the-dream/) [Lawrence Kushner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-kushner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/246/lawrence-kushner-14033_bible_if-scripture-be-like-a-dream-then-method_2398463.jpg) > [The Holy Scripture is like a diamond: in the dark it is like a piece of glass, but as soon as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-kuyper/the-holy-scripture-is-like-a-diamond-in-the-dark-it-is-like-a-piece/) [Abraham Kuyper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-kuyper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b84/abraham-kuyper-15926_bible_the-holy-scripture-is-like-a-diamond-in_1483438.jpg) > [The Bible is so deep! As the 6th-century church father Gregory put it: "Scripture is like a river...shallow enough...for the lamb to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-manser/the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century-church-father-gregory-put-it/) [Martin Manser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-manser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/martin-manser-70053_bible_the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century_2873271.jpg) > [“Pagan At home in the countryside I make the decision to leave your book --overdue at the library-- face up, 'promiscuous' out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make-the-decision-to-leave-your/) [Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/alice-walker-347_bible_pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make_1807081.jpg) > [“The author extols the power of having significant portions of God's Word read in public worship with the following analogy. He says…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/the-author-extols-the-power-of-having-significant-portions-of-god-s/) [N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/n-t-wright-1173_bible_the-author-extols-the-power-of-having-si_2997702.png) > [“We have to grow into Scripture, like a young boy inheriting his older brother's clothes and flopping around in them, but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-t-wright/we-have-to-grow-into-scripture-like-a-young-boy-inheriting-his-older/) [N.T. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-t-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/n-t-wright-1173_bible_we-have-to-grow-into-scripture-like-a-yo_1512589.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scripture-like/#itemlist", "name": "Scripture Like Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Scripture is like a sharp sword.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lailah Gifty Akita" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword-2885_2885739.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword-2885_2885739.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/lailah-gifty-akita-11_bible_the-scripture-is-like-a-sharp-sword-2885_2885739.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Scripture is like a sharp sword.” — Lailah Gifty Akita", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Calvin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-calvin/scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-which-dispels-the-darkness-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/john-calvin-490_bible_scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-w_1398810.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/john-calvin-490_bible_scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-w_1398810.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/john-calvin-490_bible_scripture-is-like-a-pair-of-spectacles-w_1398810.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Scripture is like a pair of spectacles which dispels the darkness and gives us a clear view of God.” — John Calvin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Scripture is like a lion. 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As the 6th-century church father Gregory put it: \"Scripture is like a river...shallow enough...for the lamb to go wading, but deep enough...for the elephant to swim.\" It's humbling to be involved in projects that make the riches of the Bible accessible to Bible teachers and students.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Manser" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-manser/the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century-church-father-gregory-put-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/martin-manser-70053_bible_the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century_2873271.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/martin-manser-70053_bible_the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century_2873271.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b24/martin-manser-70053_bible_the-bible-is-so-deep-as-the-6th-century_2873271.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Bible is so deep! 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Smiles like locks and lies.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alice Walker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make-the-decision-to-leave-your/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/alice-walker-347_bible_pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make_1807081.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/alice-walker-347_bible_pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make_1807081.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/alice-walker-347_bible_pagan-at-home-in-the-countryside-i-make_1807081.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pagan At home in the countryside I make the decision to leave your book --overdue at the library-- face up…” — Alice Walker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The author extols the power of having significant portions of God's Word read in public worship with the following analogy. He says that by reading a few short verses, we are like someone glimpsing nature through window from across the room. But by taking in more lengthy passages of Scripture, we are like someone who, intrigue, gets right next to the window to take in more of the view that it offers, basking in more of the arc of the whole the whole narrative.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "N.T. 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