1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. I'm John Stangey, 4 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,959 Speaker 1: and today we're in Proverbs chapter ten, and we'll be 5 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: reading from the contemporary English version. Here are some proverbs 6 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: of Solomon. Children with good sense make their parents happy, 7 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: but foolish children make them sad. What you gain by 8 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: doing evil won't help you at all, but being good 9 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: can save you from death. If you obey the Lord, 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: you won't go hungry. If you are wicked, God won't 11 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: let you have what you want. Laziness leads to poverty. 12 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: Hard work makes you rich at harvest season. It's smart 13 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: to work hard, but stupid to sleep. Everyone praises good people, 14 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: but evil hides behind the words of the wicked. Good 15 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: people are remembered long after they are gone, but the 16 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: wicked are soon forgotten. If you have good sense, you 17 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: will listen and obey. If all you do is talk, 18 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: you will destroy yourself. You will be safe if you 19 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: always do right, but you will get caught if you 20 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:35,479 Speaker 1: are dishonest. Deceit causes trouble and foolish talk will bring 21 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: you to ruin. The Words of good people are a 22 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: source of life, but evil hides behind the words of 23 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: the wicked. Hatred stirs up trouble. Love overlooks the wrongs 24 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: that others do. If you have good sense, it will 25 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: show when you speak. But if you are stupid, you 26 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: will be beaten with a stick. If you have good sense, 27 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: you will learn all you can, but foolish talk will 28 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: soon destroy you. Great wealth can be a fortress, but 29 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: poverty is no protection at all. If you live right, 30 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: the reward is a good life. If you are evil, 31 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: all you have is sin. Accept correction and you will 32 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: find life. Reject correction and you will miss the road. 33 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: You can hide your hatred by telling lies, but you 34 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: are a fool to spread lies. You will say the 35 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: wrong thing if you talk too much, so be sensible 36 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: and watch what you say. The words of a good 37 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: person are like pure silver, but the thoughts of an 38 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: evil person are almost worthless. Many are helped by useful instruction, 39 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,679 Speaker 1: but fools are killed by their own stupidity. When the 40 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: Lord blesses you with riches, you have nothing to regret. 41 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: Fools enjoy doing wrong, but anyone with good sense enjoys 42 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: acting wisely. What evil people dread most will happen to them, 43 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: but good people will get what they want. Most those 44 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: crooks will disappear when a storm strikes, but God will 45 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: keep safe all who obey him. Having a lazy person 46 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: on the job is like a mouthful of vinegar or 47 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:33,920 Speaker 1: smoke in your eyes. If you respect the Lord, you 48 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: will live longer. If you keep doing wrong, your life 49 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: will be cut short. If you obey the Lord, you 50 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked. 51 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: The Lord protects everyone who lives right, but he destroys 52 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: anyone who does wrong. Good people will stand firm, but 53 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: the wicked will lose their land. Honest people speak sensibly, 54 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: but deceitful liars will be silenced. If you obey the Lord, 55 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: you will always know the right thing to say, but 56 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:17,679 Speaker 1: no one will trust you if you tell lies. Let's pray, Lord, 57 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you 58 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: for the various words of wisdom and the cautions that 59 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: were given in this portion of scripture. Lord, you encourage 60 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: us to live righteously, and you discourage us from living 61 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: sinfully and speaking deceitfully. So Lord, we pray that we 62 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: would take your counsel, and we pray that the words 63 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: that we say, and the attitude of our minds and 64 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,240 Speaker 1: the actions of our hands would always give glory to 65 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: your son, Jesus Christ, through whom we find the gift 66 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: of salvation. Lord, we're grateful for your love, and we're 67 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: grateful for your presence with us today. And we commit 68 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: this day to your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.