Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool.
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not come to rest.
[Verse 2]
A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.
Do not answer a fool according to their folly, or you yourself will be just like them.
[Verse 3]
Answer a fool according to their folly, or they will be wise in their own eyes.
Sending a message by the hand of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking violence.
[Verse 4]
Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like tying a stone in a sling is giving honor to a fool.
[Verse 5]
Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
[Verse 6]
As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.
Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.
[Chorus]
Abide in Jesus, the True Vine,
His life in us, the fruit will shine.
He laid down His life, rose in victory,
Our risen Lord has set us free.
[Verse 7]
A lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”
As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed.
[Verse 8]
A lazy person buries their hand in the dish; they are too weary to bring it back to their mouth.
A lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer with discretion.
[Verse 9]
Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
Like a maniac who shoots flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “Was I not joking?”
[Verse 10]
Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
[Verse 11]
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent lips with an evil heart.
[Verse 12]
Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit.
Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.
[Verse 13]
Their hatred may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.
[Verse 14]
A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
[Bridge]
Feed My sheep, the Savior said,
Follow Me and be Spirit-led.
He is the Way, the Truth, the Life,
Our Hope eternal, our guiding Light.
[Chorus]
Abide in Jesus, the True Vine,
His life in us, the fruit will shine.
He laid down His life, rose in victory,
Our risen Lord has set us free.