<P> Skin of my teeth ( Hebrew : ע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי ‎ ' ō - wr šin - nāy ) is a phrase from the Bible . In Job 19 : 20 , the King James Version of the Bible says , `` My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh , and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth . '' In the Geneva Bible , the phrase is rendered as `` I have escaped with the skinne of my tethe . '' </P>
<P> Skin of my teeth ( Hebrew : ע֣וֹר שִׁנָּֽי ‎ ' ō - wr šin - nāy ) is a phrase from the Bible . In Job 19 : 20 , the King James Version of the Bible says , `` My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh , and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth . '' In the Geneva Bible , the phrase is rendered as `` I have escaped with the skinne of my tethe . '' </P>
where does the phrase by the skin of your teeth come from
where does the phrase by the skin of your teeth come from
King James Version of the Bible
King James Version of the Bible