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Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm
Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter fifteen, and
Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the contemporary English version. A kind
Speaker 1: answer soothes angry feelings, but harsh words stir them up.
Speaker 1: Words of wisdom come from the wives, but fools speak foolishness.
Speaker 1: The Lord sees everything, whether good or bad. Kind words
Speaker 1: are good medicine, but deceitful words can really hurt. Don't
Speaker 1: be a fool and disobey your parents. Be smart, accept correction.
Speaker 1: Good people become wealthy, but those who are evil will
Speaker 1: lose what they have. Words of wisdom make good sense,
Speaker 1: The thoughts of a fool make no sense at all.
Speaker 1: The Lord is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but
Speaker 1: it makes him happy when his people pray. The Lord
Speaker 1: is disgusted with all who do wrong, but he loves
Speaker 1: everyone who does right. If you turn from the right way,
Speaker 1: you will be punished. If you refuse correction, you will die.
Speaker 1: If the Lord can see everything in the world of
Speaker 1: the dead, he can see in our hearts. Those who
Speaker 1: sneer at others don't like to be corrected, and they
Speaker 1: won't ask help from someone with sense. Happiness makes you smile,
Speaker 1: Sorrow can crush you. Anyone with good sense is eager
Speaker 1: to learn more, but fools are hungry for foolishness. The
Speaker 1: poor have a hard life, but being content is as
Speaker 1: good as an endless feast. It is better to obey
Speaker 1: the Lord and have only a little than to be
Speaker 1: very rich and terribly confused. A simple meal with love
Speaker 1: is better than a feast where there is hatred. Losing
Speaker 1: your temper causes a lot of trouble, but staying calm
Speaker 1: settles arguments. Being lazy is like walking in a thorn patch,
Speaker 1: but everyone who does right walks on a smooth road.
Speaker 1: Children with good sense make their parents happy, but foolish
Speaker 1: children are hateful to them. Stupidity brings happiness to senseless fools,
Speaker 1: but everyone with good sense follows the straight path. Without
Speaker 1: good advice, everything goes wrong. It takes careful planning for
Speaker 1: things to go right. Giving the right answer at the
Speaker 1: right time makes everyone happy. All who are wise follow
Speaker 1: a road that leads upward to life and away from death.
Speaker 1: The Lord destroys the homes of those who are proud,
Speaker 1: but he protects the property of widows. The Lord hates
Speaker 1: evil thoughts, but kind words please him. Being greedy causes
Speaker 1: trouble for your family, but you protect yourself by refusing bribes.
Speaker 1: Good people think before they answer, but the wicked speak
Speaker 1: evil without ever thinking. The Lord never hears the prayers
Speaker 1: of the wicked, but he answers the prayers of all
Speaker 1: who obey him. A friendly smile makes you happy, and
Speaker 1: good news makes you feel strong. Healthy correction is good,
Speaker 1: and if you accept it, you will be wise. You
Speaker 1: hurt only yourself by rejecting in, but it makes good
Speaker 1: sense to accept it. Showing respect to the Lord will
Speaker 1: make you wise, and being humble will bring honor to you.
Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word, and
Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege to be able to
Speaker 1: look at it together today. And Lord, we're thankful for
Speaker 1: the privilege to show you respect and to receive wisdom
Speaker 1: from you as a gift. Lord, we know we don't
Speaker 1: deserve wisdom. We know that all we ever deserved from
Speaker 1: you was your wrath. But through faith in your son
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, we are declared righteous, and we are made
Speaker 1: objects of your mercy. So Lord, thank you so much
Speaker 1: for showing us your mercy, and thank you Lord for
Speaker 1: blessing us with the gift of your wisdom. Lord, we
Speaker 1: pray that we would walk with humility, just as your
Speaker 1: son Jesus Christ chose to do throughout the course of
Speaker 1: his earthly ministry, and we pray that our lives would
Speaker 1: bring hon to you. Lord. We're thankful for your presence
Speaker 1: with us today. We pray that we would use today
Speaker 1: and every day that you bless us with to bring
Speaker 1: glory to your name. And we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.