Bible A Little Latin Could Get Your Neck Out of a Noose By Commonplace Fun Facts on January 5, 2019 • ( Leave a comment ) English-Language Thoughts I had the increasingly rare pleasure of learning a new expression today: neck-verse. View original post 406 more words Share this:LinkedInEmailFacebookRedditTwitterPrintTumblrPocketPinterestTelegramWhatsAppSkypeLike this:Like Loading... Related Categories: Bible, Customs, Death, History, Languages, Laws and Lawyers, Religion Tagged as: Ben Jonson, Benefit of Clergy, English language, executions, hanging, Latin, neck verse, Psalm 51, Psalms, William Shakespeare