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Words people check
Is this word in the Bible?
The words people look up most, and a few surprises. Counts are from the Lumin Translation unless the word is only in the King James Bible.See all 77 words, 136 sayings and 222 famous verses →
Not in the Bible
Halloween
Halloween is not in the Bible. The name comes from All Hallows’ Eve, the night before All Saints’ Day, a church holiday from centuries later. Scripture does forbid fortune-telling and sorcery on any day (Deuteronomy 18:10).
Not in the Bible
Trinity
The word Trinity is not in the Bible. The teaching is drawn from passages that name the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit together, such as Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14.
Not in the Bible
Bible
The Bible never calls itself the Bible. The word comes from the Greek biblia, “books.” Scripture calls itself “the Scriptures” and “the word of God.”
Not in the Bible
Rapture
Rapture is not in English Bibles. It comes from the Latin rapiemur, “we will be caught up,” in 1 Thessalonians 4:17.
Not in the Bible
Dinosaur
Dinosaur is not in the Bible. The word was coined in 1842. Job 40 and 41 describe Behemoth and Leviathan, great creatures readers have long debated.
In the Bible · 16 times
Dragon
Dragon is in the Bible, mostly in Revelation. Revelation 12:9 names the great dragon: the ancient serpent, called the devil and Satan.
In the Bible · 40 times
AI
Ai is in the Bible, as a city. It is first named in Genesis 12:8 and is best known from Joshua 7 and 8. Artificial intelligence is not in the Bible.
King James only · 9 times
Unicorn
The King James Version says unicorn six times, and unicorns three more, for a Hebrew animal (re’em) that modern translations call a wild ox, as in Numbers 23:22.
King James only · once
Easter
The King James Version says Easter once, in Acts 12:4, for the Greek pascha, the Passover. Modern translations, including the Lumin Translation, say Passover.
King James only · once
Lucifer
The King James Version says Lucifer once, in Isaiah 14:12. It is Latin for “light bearer,” the morning star. Modern translations say “morning star.”
In the Bible · 3 times
Christian
Christian appears only three times, counting Christians: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
In the Bible · 28 times
Hallelujah
Hallelujah is Hebrew for “praise Yahweh.” The Lumin Translation keeps it, mostly in the Psalms. The King James Version translates it “Praise ye the LORD” and uses the Greek form, Alleluia, four times in Revelation 19.
In the Bible · 6,857 times
Yahweh
Yahweh is God’s personal name in the Hebrew Bible. The Lumin Translation writes it out. The King James Version prints it as “the LORD,” and as Jehovah a few times.
In the Bible · 12 times
Hell
The King James Version says hell for several words: Sheol, Hades, and Gehenna. The Lumin Translation keeps Sheol and Hades as names, so hell appears less often there.
In the Bible · once
Tattoos
Leviticus 19:28 is the one verse. The Lumin Translation says tattoos. The King James Version says “print any marks upon you.”
Not in the Bible
Christmas
Christmas is not in the Bible. The birth of Jesus is told in Matthew 1 and 2 and Luke 2. The holiday came later in church history.
Not in the Bible
Cat
There are no cats in the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. The one cat in Scripture is in the Letter of Jeremiah (Baruch 6:22), in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. Dogs appear often.
The challenge
“None of these words are in the Bible.”
It started as a joke online: say a sentence, then claim none of its words are in the Bible. Most sentences fail, because small words like is, the, and no are there thousands of times. Slang, brands, and new words are your best chance. Write one that passes, then save the result as an image and share it.
Passes: no Bible words
Skibidi toilet rizz
None of these words are in the Bible.
Passes: no Bible words
Okay boomer
None of these words are in the Bible.
Passes: no Bible words
Sigma grindset
None of these words are in the Bible.
Fails
Slay queen
All of these words are in the Bible.
Fails
No cap this rizz is bussin
3 of 6 words are in the Bible.
Fails
Taylor Swift
1 of 2 words are in the Bible.
Its limits
What a checker can and cannot tell you.
How words are counted
Exact word forms, in two Bibles.
Each word is counted in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, and in the King James Bible. A word is in the Bible if it is in either. Love and loved are counted separately. Names count. When the exact form is missing, the checker names a close one that is there.
What it checks exactly
Whether the reference exists, and whether the saying is a Bible verse at all.
Book, chapter, and verse are checked against the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. A missing book, a chapter past the end, or a verse number that does not exist is a hard fail. A Catholic or Orthodox book such as Sirach is named as a real book outside those 66, not as invented. Well-known sayings that are not Bible verses are flagged by name.
What it estimates
Whether the words resemble the verse.
This is a second signal, not the verdict. The quote is compared with the Lumin Translation by the meaningful words they share. Translations word verses differently, so “partly matches” is common and usually fine. A near-zero match on a real reference is the warning sign.
What it cannot do
Tell you whether the verse was used well.
A real verse can still be pulled out of context. The checker shows the verse and links the chapter. Reading the passage around it is still your job.
Not a Bible verse
Sayings people think are in the Bible.
AI tools repeat these because people do. None is a Bible verse as worded. Some misquote a verse, some are church tradition, and some come from elsewhere. Each one below says where it comes from, when that is known, and what Scripture says instead.
Not a Bible verse
“God helps those who help themselves”
Scripture keeps pointing the other way: God helps the helpless (Romans 5:6).
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of 1 Corinthians 10:13
“God will not give you more than you can handle”
1 Corinthians 10:13 is about temptation: God will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, and he makes the way out. Paul also writes of being weighed down beyond his strength so that he would rely on God, not himself (2 Corinthians 1:8-9).
Not a Bible verse
“Cleanliness is next to godliness”
Scripture’s concern is a clean heart (Psalm 51:10), and Jesus warned against cleaning the outside of the cup while the inside stays full of greed (Matthew 23:25-26).
Not a Bible verse
“This too shall pass”
Scripture does say the things that are seen are temporary (2 Corinthians 4:18) and that joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5), but this line is not in it.
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of 1 Timothy 6:10
“Money is the root of all evil”
1 Timothy 6:10 says the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. The short version drops “the love of,” and the point goes with it.
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of Proverbs 13:24
“Spare the rod, spoil the child”
The rhyme is Butler’s. Proverbs 13:24 makes a related point in different words: whoever loves his son is careful to discipline him.
Not a Bible verse
“Everything happens for a reason”
People often mean Romans 8:28, which says that for those who love God, all things work together toward good. That is a promise about God’s purpose, not a claim that every event carries its own reason.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Hate the sin, love the sinner”
The idea draws on Scripture, but the phrasing is not in it. Romans 5:8 shows God’s love for sinners, and Jude 22-23 pairs mercy for people with hatred of what stains them.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“God works in mysterious ways”
Scripture does say God’s ways are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9) and beyond tracing out (Romans 11:33), but this line comes from a hymn.
Not a Bible verse
“To thine own self be true”
It is Shakespeare, not Scripture. Jeremiah 17:9 is far less confident in the heart, and Proverbs 3:5-6 says to trust Yahweh rather than depend on your own understanding.
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of Isaiah 11:6
“The lion will lie down with the lamb”
In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of Proverbs 16:18
“Pride goes before a fall”
Proverbs 16:18 says pride comes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. The popular line folds the two halves into one.
Not a Bible verse
“Moderation in all things”
Paul does say that athletes exercise self-control in all things (1 Corinthians 9:25), and self-control is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
Not a Bible verse
“Charity begins at home”
Scripture does say to provide for your own household (1 Timothy 5:8), and also to do good to everyone, especially the household of faith (Galatians 6:10).
Not a Bible verse
“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop”
Paul does warn against living in idleness (2 Thessalonians 3:11-12), and Proverbs sends the lazy person to watch the ant (Proverbs 6:6-8).
Not a Bible verse · A misquote of John 17:14-16
“Be in the world but not of the world”
The line is a summary, not a quote. In John 17 Jesus asks the Father not to remove his followers from the world but to keep them from the evil one, because they are not from the world.
Not a Bible verse
“The eyes are the window to the soul”
Jesus uses a different picture: the eye is the lamp of the body (Matthew 6:22-23).
Not a Bible verse
“When God closes a door, he opens a window”
Revelation 3:7-8 speaks of Christ as the one who opens what no one can shut, and Proverbs 16:9 says a person plans their way, but Yahweh makes their steps firm.
Not a Bible verse
“God needed another angel”
Often said at funerals, and kindly meant. Scripture does not teach that people become angels when they die. Angels are spirits in God’s service (Hebrews 1:14). For those who die trusting Jesus, the hope is resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52).
Not a Bible verse
“Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt”
Often credited to Abraham Lincoln or Mark Twain. Proverbs 17:28 makes a similar point: even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise.
Not a Bible verse
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day”
Scripture does value work and sharing: whoever is not willing to work should not eat (2 Thessalonians 3:10), and we work so we have something to share with anyone in need (Ephesians 4:28).
Not a Bible verse
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be”
It is Shakespeare. Scripture warns that the borrower is slave to the lender (Proverbs 22:7) but praises the person who is gracious and lends (Psalm 37:26).
Not a Bible verse
“To err is human, to forgive divine”
It is Pope, not Scripture. The Bible asks people to forgive each other just as God forgave them in Christ (Ephesians 4:32).
Not a Bible verse
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
Proverbs 14:12 says there is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way to death.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Pray as though everything depends on God; work as though everything depends on you”
Often credited to Augustine or to Ignatius of Loyola; the source is uncertain. Nehemiah 4:9 shows both at once: they prayed to God and posted a guard.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Preach the gospel at all times; when necessary, use words”
Scripture asks for both a life and words: let your light shine so people see the good you do (Matthew 5:16), and be ready to explain the hope that is in you (1 Peter 3:15). Paul asks how anyone can hear if no one tells them (Romans 10:14).
Not a Bible verse
“Time heals all wounds”
Scripture names God, not time, as the healer: he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3).
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Let go and let God”
A devotional slogan, not a verse. Scripture does invite you to throw every worry onto God because he cares about you (1 Peter 5:7), and to trust him with all your heart (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Not a Bible verse
“What goes around comes around”
People sometimes mean Galatians 6:7-8: whatever a person sows, that is what he will also reap. Paul ties it to God, who is not mocked, not to fate.
Not a Bible verse
“God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers”
Paul was told something different: “My grace is enough for you, for power is made complete in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“The seven deadly sins”
The list is not in the Bible. Proverbs 6:16-19 names seven things detestable to Yahweh, a different list, and Paul names the deeds of the flesh in Galatians 5:19-21.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“There were three wise men”
Matthew says magi came from the east and brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:1-11). He never says how many there were, and he does not call them kings.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Adam and Eve ate an apple”
Genesis never names the fruit. It says only that the woman took some of the fruit of the tree and ate, and gave some to her husband (Genesis 3:6).
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Everyone has a guardian angel”
The words “guardian angel” are not in the Bible. Scripture does say God commands his angels to guard his people (Psalm 91:11), and Jesus speaks of the angels of the little ones (Matthew 18:10). It never says each person is given one angel.
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”
The line comes from a funeral service, not from a verse. It rests on Genesis 3:19, where God tells Adam he is dust and will go back to dust.
Not a Bible verse
“Follow your heart”
Scripture does not trust the heart as a guide. It calls the heart deceitful (Jeremiah 17:9), warns Israel not to follow their own heart and eyes (Numbers 15:39), and says to trust the Lord instead of your own understanding (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Not a Bible verse
“God does not call the qualified; he qualifies the called”
The line is not a verse, though the idea has roots in Scripture: God chose what is foolish and weak in the world (1 Corinthians 1:26-27), and Paul says “our qualification comes from God” (2 Corinthians 3:5).
Not a Bible verse
“Patience is a virtue”
The Bible does prize patience. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and James tells believers to be patient like a farmer waiting for rain (James 5:7-8).
Not a Bible verse
“Forgive and forget”
Scripture commands forgiveness (Colossians 3:13), but it does not tell people to forget. It is God who says he will remember sins no more (Hebrews 8:12).
Not a Bible verse
“Actions speak louder than words”
The Bible makes the point in its own words: love “with actions and in truth,” not only with words (1 John 3:18), and faith that has no works is dead (James 2:17).
Not a Bible verse
“Blood is thicker than water”
Scripture honors family, yet it also says “there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24), and Jesus called whoever does the will of God his family (Mark 3:35).
Not a Bible verse
“Honesty is the best policy”
The Bible asks for honesty because God loves truth, not because it pays. Lying lips are detestable to Yahweh (Proverbs 12:22), and each believer is to speak the truth with his neighbor (Ephesians 4:25).
Not a Bible verse
“Good things come to those who wait”
The Bible is more exact about whom to wait for. Yahweh is good to those who look to him in hope (Lamentations 3:25), and those who wait in hope for him draw fresh strength (Isaiah 40:31).
Not a Bible verse
“Laughter is the best medicine”
The nearest verse is Proverbs 17:22: “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Not a Bible verse · Christian tradition, not Scripture
“Count your blessings”
The Psalms say it another way: bless Yahweh and forget none of his benefits (Psalm 103:2). Paul says to give thanks in everything (1 Thessalonians 5:18).
Not a Bible verse
“Bloom where you are planted”
The nearest passage is Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles: build houses, plant gardens, and look after the peace of the city where you are (Jeremiah 29:5-7). Paul says each one should live the life the Lord has assigned (1 Corinthians 7:17).
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Why this exists
A citation should be checkable in ten seconds.
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How do I check if a word is in the Bible?
Type the word, or a whole sentence, into the word checker on this page. Each word is looked up in the Lumin Translation and the King James Version. You see how many times it appears and the first verse it is in. It is free and nothing is stored.
Is this sentence in the Bible?
Paste the sentence into this page. The word checker shows which of its words appear in the Bible and how often. If it is meant to be a verse, add the reference. The verse checker says whether that reference exists and whether the wording matches it.
How do I check that none of these words are in the Bible?
Type the sentence into the word checker. Words in the Bible are set in black and words that are not are struck through in red, with a verdict such as “None of these words are in the Bible.” Save the result as an image to share it. Most sentences fail on small words like is, the, and no, which appear thousands of times.
Can I check song lyrics?
Yes. Paste the whole song, up to 6,000 characters. The lyrics come back as you wrote them, with every word that is not in the Bible struck through in red, and a score such as “95% of these words are in the Bible.” Save the result as an image to share it. Amazing Grace scores 95%: every word but wretch, which the Bible has only as wretched.
How many times is a word in the Bible?
Type the word into the checker. It shows the count in the Lumin Translation and in the King James Bible, the split between the Old and New Testaments, the books it appears in most, and every verse it is in. Other forms, such as loved and loveth, are listed beside it. Love, for example, appears 544 times in the Lumin Translation.
What if I spell a Bible name wrong?
The checker suggests the Bible word spelled closest to what you typed, so Nebuchadnezer gives Nebuchadnezzar and Melchizedec gives Melchizedek. Tap the suggestion to check it.
Are slang words like rizz or bussin in the Bible?
No. Words such as rizz, bussin, gyatt, and skibidi are not in any English Bible. Ordinary words around them, such as this, is, and no, usually are. Type the whole sentence to see which words are and which are not.
Is the word Trinity in the Bible?
No. The word Trinity is not in the Bible. The teaching is drawn from passages that name the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit together, such as Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14.
Is the word Bible in the Bible?
No. The word comes from the Greek biblia, “books.” Scripture calls itself “the Scriptures” and “the word of God.”
Which Bible does the word checker use?
Two: the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, and the King James Version of 1769. Older words such as thee, thou, and unicorn are in the King James but not in modern translations, so the checker shows both counts.
How do I know if a Bible verse from ChatGPT is real?
Check two things separately: does the reference exist (book, chapter, verse), and do the quoted words appear at that reference? Paste the verse into this checker to do both, then open the chapter and read the verses around it.
Why does the checker say the wording only partly matches?
Bible translations word the same verse differently. The checker compares against the Lumin Translation, so a quote from the NIV, ESV, or KJV will often share some words but not all. Partial is normal. A real reference with almost no matching words is the case to worry about.
Can AI make up Bible verses?
Yes. Language models can invent a verse, attach a real sentence to the wrong reference, blend two verses, or cite a book that does not exist. That is why you should open a citation, not trust it.
Does this check Catholic or Orthodox books like Sirach or Tobit?
It recognizes them but cannot check their chapters and verses. The Lumin Translation covers the 66 books of the Protestant Bible. If you cite one of the extra books in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, such as Sirach, Tobit, Wisdom, Baruch, Judith, or Maccabees, the checker says it is a real book outside those 66 and does not call it invented.
Is there an app that checks Bible verses automatically?
Lumin, the Bible AI for iPhone and iPad, names the Scripture behind every answer and keeps the verse beside it, so you can read the passage without copying anything into a checker. It is free to start.
Is what I paste stored?
No. The text is checked and returned. It is not saved, attached to an account, or used to train anything.
Can I use this in my own app or agent?
Yes. The same checks are free JSON APIs: /api/word-check for words and /api/verse-check for citations. On Lumin’s public MCP server they are the check_bible_words, find_verse, and check_bible_citation tools. Details are in the API documentation at /docs/api.md.
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