WEBVTT - Proverbs 5

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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 five, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the contemporary English version. My son, if you

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<v Speaker 1>listen closely to my wisdom and good sense, you will

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<v Speaker 1>have sound judgment, and you will always know the right

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<v Speaker 1>thing to say. The words of an immoral woman may

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<v Speaker 1>be as sweet as honey and as smooth as olive oil,

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<v Speaker 1>but all that you really get from being with her

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<v Speaker 1>is bitter, poison and pain. If you follow her, she

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<v Speaker 1>will lead you down to the world of the dead.

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<v Speaker 1>She has missed the path that leads to life and

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't even know it. My son, listen to me and

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<v Speaker 1>do everything I say. Stay away from a bad woman.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't even go near the door of her house. You

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<v Speaker 1>will lose your self respect and end up in debt

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<v Speaker 1>to some cruel person for the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Strangers will get your money and everything else you have

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<v Speaker 1>worked for. When it's all over, your body will waste

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<v Speaker 1>away as you groan and shout. I hated advice and

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<v Speaker 1>correction I paid no attention to my teachers, and now

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<v Speaker 1>I am disgraced in front of everyone. You should be

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<v Speaker 1>faithful to your wife, just as you take water from

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<v Speaker 1>your own well, and don't be like a stream from

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<v Speaker 1>which just any woman may take a drink. Save yourself

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<v Speaker 1>for your wife, and don't have sex with other women.

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<v Speaker 1>Be happy with the wife you married when you were young.

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<v Speaker 1>She is beautiful and graceful, just like a deer. You

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<v Speaker 1>should be attracted to her and stay deeply in love.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't go crazy over a woman who is unfaithful to

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<v Speaker 1>her own husband. The Lord sees everything, and he watches

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<v Speaker 1>us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own

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<v Speaker 1>evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their

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<v Speaker 1>foolishness and lack of self control. Let's pray. Lord. We

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

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<v Speaker 1>the challenge that we're given in this portion of Scripture

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<v Speaker 1>to remain faithful to our wives, to be faithful to

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<v Speaker 1>the person we have entered into a covenant before you

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<v Speaker 1>at the altar of marriage. Lord, We're grateful for our spouses,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're grateful for the privilege to honor the marriages

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<v Speaker 1>that we've inaugurated in your presence. Lord, we know that

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<v Speaker 1>we live in a culture and in a season of

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<v Speaker 1>human history where marriage and fidelity are minimized and treated

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<v Speaker 1>poorly and not valued for what they really represent. We know, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>that marriage is designed to represent the relationship of your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ to the Church. And anytime we minimize

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<v Speaker 1>marriage or break the covenant that we've made before you

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<v Speaker 1>were marring something that was meant to give this world

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<v Speaker 1>a picture of the truth of your gospel. So Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we pray that, by your grace, we would be faithful

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<v Speaker 1>in the context of our marriages, and that we would

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<v Speaker 1>bring you honor in all aspects, in all areas of

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<v Speaker 1>our lives. We thank you, Lord for your love, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your presence with us today. And

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