Separate the wheat from the chaff (Matthew 3:12) - SELBL

Chaff is separated from grain during threshing. This expression became a metaphor in the Bible to represent separating wickedness or false doctrines from the ... Separatethewheatfromthechaff(Matthew3:12) Picturedescription: Wheat Picturecopyright: V. bibleverse “Hiswinnowingforkisinhishand,andhewillclearhisthreshingfloor,gatheringhiswheatintothebarnandburningupthechaffwithunquenchablefire.” meaning Ifyouseparatethewheatfromthechaff,youseparatethingsthatareofahighstandardfromthingsthatareoflowquality. originandapplication Chaffisseparatedfromgrainduringthreshing.ThisexpressionbecameametaphorintheBibletorepresentseparatingwickednessorfalsedoctrinesfromthetruth. Chaffisfigurativelyusedtostandforworthlessmatters. example Everyyearwepickoursuppliersatthetradefairsothatwecanseparatethewheatfromthechaff. Keywords chaff   high   low   separate   wheat   RelatedInformation NIVofficialsite ChineseBible(???) Searchidiomorname Searchfor:SearchButton FINDTHEORIGINOFIDIOMS Alotofphrases,suchas"two-edgedsword"and"aneyeforaneye",aretakenfromtheEnglishBible.Learningthestoriesbehindtheseidiomsisfun,andcanhelpboostyourvocabulary.Clickheretofindoutnow! FromA-Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z FindByBookInTheBible GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOS JDG RTH 1SA 2SA 1KI 2KI 1CH 2CH EZR NEH EST JOB PSA PRO ECC SON ISA JER LAM EZE DAN HOS JOE AMO OBA JON MIC NAH HAB ZEP HAG ZEC MAL MAT MAR LUK JOH ACT ROM 1CO 2CO GAL EPH PHP COL 1TH 2TH 1TI 2TI TIT PHM HEB JAM 1PE 2PE 1JN 2JN 3JN JUD REV What'sinaname? CommonnamessuchasJosephandRachelhavetheiroriginsintheBible.Wanttoknowtheirstoriesbeforepickingtherightnameforyourself?Clickheretofindout. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Copyright©SELBL2020.AllRightsReserved Terms&Conditions PrivacyPolicy