Where in the Bible does it say to “teach a Man to Fish”? – The phrase “teach a man to fish” comes from a Chinese proverb, not the Bible. “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day,” the whole phrase reads. You can feed a man for a lifetime if you teach him to fish.”
Mathew 4:19 is the scripture in the Bible that is usually thought to say “teach a man to fish.” Jesus is travelling near the Sea of Galilee when he notices two brothers, Simon and Andrew, casting their fishing nets into the sea. “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men,” Jesus says. (NASB) Simon, also known as Peter, and Andrew, the next verse, drop their nets and accompany Jesus, becoming his first disciples.
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