Black History In The Bible | #BHITB
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1Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for thereby thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue. 2Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone. 3Thou shalt eat…
1Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life. 2Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thy heart: 3And say not, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely revenge thy pride. 4Say not, I have sinned, and…
1My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long. 2Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress. 3Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need. 4Reject not the…
1Hear me your father, O children, and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. 2For the Lord hath given the father honour over the children, and hath confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons. 3Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins: 4And he that honoureth his mother is as one…
1My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. 2Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. 3Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. 4Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient…
1The Prologue of the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach. Whereas many and great things have been delivered unto us by the law and the prophets, and by others that have followed their steps, for the which things Israel ought to be commended for learning and wisdom; and whereof not only the readers must…
1Woe be unto thee, Babylon, and Asia! woe be unto thee, Egypt and Syria! 2Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and hair, bewail your children, and be sorry; for your destruction is at hand. 3A sword is sent upon you, and who may turn it back? 4A fire is sent among you, and who…
1Behold, speak thou in the ears of my people the words of prophecy, which I will put in thy mouth, saith the Lord: 2And cause them to be written in paper: for they are faithful and true. 3Fear not the imaginations against thee, let not the incredulity of them trouble thee, that speak against thee….
1And it came to pass upon the third day, I sat under an oak, and, behold, there came a voice out of a bush over against me, and said, Esdras, Esdras. 2And I said, Here am I, Lord And I stood up upon my feet. 3Then said he unto me, In the bush I did…
1And it came to pass after seven days, I dreamed a dream by night: 2And, lo, there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all the waves thereof. 3And I beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look, all the things…