| Song
Lyrics |
Biblical
Reference |
A good name is
rather to be chosen
Than great riches
And loving favour
Rather than silver and gold |
Proverbs
22:1 - A GOOD name is rather to
be chosen than great riches, and loving favour
rather than silver and gold. |
The rich and
the poor meet togather
JAH is the maker of them all |
Proverbs
22:2 - The rich and poor meet
together: the LORD is the maker of them all. |
A prudent man
forseeth the evil
And hideth himself
But the simple pass on
And are punished |
Proverbs
22:3 - A prudent man foreseeth
the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass
on, and are punished. |
Rob not the
poor
Because he is poor
Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate
For JAH will plead their cause
And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them |
Proverbs
22:22-23 - Rob not the poor,
because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted
in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause,
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. |
Make no
friendship with an angry man
And with a furious man thou shalt not go
Lest thou learn his ways
And get a snare to thy soul. |
Proverbs
22:24-25 - Make no friendship
with an angry man; and with a furious man thou
shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a
snare to thy soul. |
Be not thou one
of them that strike hands
Or of them that are sureties for debts
If thou hast nothing to pay
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
Proverbs
22:26-27 - Be not thou one of
them that strike hands, or of them that are
sureties for debts. If thou hast nothing to pay,
why should he take away thy bed from under thee? |
Rob not the
poor
Because he is poor
Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate
For JAH will plead their cause
And spoil the soul of those that spoiled them
|
Proverbs
22:22-23 - Rob not the poor,
because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted
in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause,
and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. |
He that soweth
iniquity shall reap vanity
And the rod of his anger shall fail.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed
For he giveth of his bread to the poor. |
Proverbs
22:8-9 - He that soweth
iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his
anger shall fail. He that hath a bountiful eye
shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to
the poor. |
Cast out the
scorner
And contention shall go out
Yeah! Strife and reproach shall cease |
Proverbs
22:10 - Cast out the scorner,
and contention shall go out; yea, strife and
reproach shall cease. |
