King James Version of Bible source of well-known sayings

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400 years after its first publication, the King James Bible influences more parts of America than we first think. Here are some of the ways it affects our daily language. “At their wit’s end,” Psalm 107:27 An escape “by the skin of my teeth,” Job 19:20 “Salt of the earth,” Matthew 5:13 “Riotous living,”…