| 单词 | the devil can cite scripture for his purpose |
| 释义 | The devil can cite Scripture for his purposeEven things that are good in themselves (such as the Bible) (see also Bible) can be twisted to serve bad purposes. This proverb comes from the play The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. Words nearby The devil can cite Scripture for his purposethé dansant, Dark Continent, The, Death of Ivan Ilyich, The, Decameron, The, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, The devil is in the details, devil take the hindmost, the, the devil to pay, dice are loaded, the, die is cast, the The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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