WEBVTT - Proverbs 22

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the chapter today Audio Bible. I'm John Stangey,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Proverbs chapter twenty two, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be reading from the New American Standard Bible. A good

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<v Speaker 1>name is to be more desired than great wealth. Favor

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<v Speaker 1>is better than silver and gold. The rich and the

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<v Speaker 1>poor have a common bond. The Lord is the maker

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<v Speaker 1>of them all. The prudent sees the evil and hides himself,

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<v Speaker 1>but the naive go on and are punished for it.

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<v Speaker 1>The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>are riches, honor, and life. Thorns and snares are in

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<v Speaker 1>the way of the perverse. He who guards himself will

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<v Speaker 1>be far from them. Train up a child in the

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<v Speaker 1>way he should go. Even when he is old, he

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<v Speaker 1>will not depart from it. The rich rules over the poor,

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<v Speaker 1>and the borrower becomes the lender's slave. He who sows

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<v Speaker 1>iniquity will reap vanity, and the rod of his fury

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<v Speaker 1>will perish. He who is generous will be blessed, for

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<v Speaker 1>he gives some of his food to the poor. Drive

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<v Speaker 1>out the scoffer, and contention will go out. Even strife

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<v Speaker 1>and dishonor will cease. He who loves purity of heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and whose speech is gracious, the King is his friend.

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<v Speaker 1>The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, but he overthrows

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<v Speaker 1>the words of the treacherous man. The sluggard says, there

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets.

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<v Speaker 1>The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He

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<v Speaker 1>who is cursed of the Lord will fall into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child.

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<v Speaker 1>The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

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<v Speaker 1>He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself,

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<v Speaker 1>or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

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<v Speaker 1>Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,

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<v Speaker 1>and apply your mind to my knowledge. For it will

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<v Speaker 1>be pleasant if you keep them within you, that they

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<v Speaker 1>may be ready on your lips, so that your trust

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<v Speaker 1>may be in the Lord. I have taught you today,

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<v Speaker 1>even you have I not written to you excellent things

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<v Speaker 1>of counsels and knowledge, to make you know the certainty

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<v Speaker 1>of the words of truth, that you may correctly answer

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<v Speaker 1>him who sent you. Do not rob the poor because

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<v Speaker 1>he is poor. Or crush the afflicted at the gate,

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<v Speaker 1>for the Lord will plead their case and take the

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<v Speaker 1>life of those who rob them. Do not associate with

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<v Speaker 1>a man given to anger, or go with a hot

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<v Speaker 1>tempered man, or you will learn his ways and find

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<v Speaker 1>a snare for yourself. Do not be among those who

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<v Speaker 1>give pledges, among those who become guarantors for debts. If

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<v Speaker 1>you have nothing with which to pay, why should he

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<v Speaker 1>take your bed from under you? Do not move the

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<v Speaker 1>ancient boundary which your fathers have set. Do you see

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<v Speaker 1>a man skilled in his work, he will stand before kings,

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<v Speaker 1>He will not stand before obscure men. Let's pray. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege to be able to look look at it,

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<v Speaker 1>and as believers in your son Jesus Christ, we thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord that you've opened up our eyes and opened up

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts, and you have opened up our minds to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to receive the wisdom found in your word. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for counseling us, and that your Holy

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<v Speaker 1>Spirit is present with us and within us to make

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<v Speaker 1>your words abundantly clear to our hearts and our minds,

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<v Speaker 1>and Lord, we pray that we would be generous toward

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<v Speaker 1>the poor. We pray Lord that we would correct our children.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray Lord that we would resist temptation as we

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<v Speaker 1>rely on your power. We pray Lord that we would

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<v Speaker 1>be diligent in the work that you give to us,

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<v Speaker 1>and that all aspects of our lives would show that

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<v Speaker 1>our desire is to bring honor and glory to the

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<v Speaker 1>name of your son, Jesus Christ. So we're grateful again,

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<v Speaker 1>Lord for the privilege to be able to look at

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<v Speaker 1>your word today, and we pray that you'd speak to

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<v Speaker 1>us with your power throughout the course of this day.

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<v Speaker 1>We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,