WEBVTT - Proverbs 27

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Proverbs chapter 27, and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New American Standard Bible. Do not boast

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<v Speaker 1>about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day

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<v Speaker 1>may bring forth. Let another praise you and not your

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<v Speaker 1>own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips. A

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<v Speaker 1>stone is heavy and the sand weighty, but the provocation

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<v Speaker 1>of a fool is heavier than both of them. Wrath

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<v Speaker 1>is fierce and anger is a flood, but who can

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<v Speaker 1>stand before jealousy? Better is open rebuke than love that

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<v Speaker 1>is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but

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<v Speaker 1>deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. A sated man

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<v Speaker 1>loathes honey, but to a famished man any bitter thing

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<v Speaker 1>is sweet. Like a bird that wanders from her nest,

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<v Speaker 1>so is a man who wanders from his home. Oil

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<v Speaker 1>and perfume make the heart glad, So a man's counsel

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<v Speaker 1>is sweet to his friend. Do not forsake your own

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<v Speaker 1>friend or your father's friend, and do not go to

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<v Speaker 1>your brother's house in the day of your calamity. Better

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<v Speaker 1>is a neighbor who is near than a brother far away.

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<v Speaker 1>Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad that

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<v Speaker 1>I may reply to him who reproaches me. A prudent

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<v Speaker 1>man sees evil and hides himself. The naive proceed and

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<v Speaker 1>pay the penalty. Take his garment when he becomes surety

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<v Speaker 1>for a stranger, and for an adulterous woman hold him

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<v Speaker 1>in pledge. He who blesses his friend with a loud

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<v Speaker 1>voice early in the morning, it will be reckoned a

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<v Speaker 1>curse to him. A constant dripping on a day of

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<v Speaker 1>steady rain and a contentious woman are alike. He who

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<v Speaker 1>would restrain her restrains the wind, and grasps oil with

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<v Speaker 1>his right hand. Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

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<v Speaker 1>He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,

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<v Speaker 1>and he who cares for his master will be honored.

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<v Speaker 1>As in water, face reflects face, so the heart of

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<v Speaker 1>man reflects man. Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied. nor

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<v Speaker 1>are the eyes of man ever satisfied. The crucible is

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<v Speaker 1>for silver and the furnace for gold, and each is

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<v Speaker 1>tested by the praise accorded him. Though you pound a

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<v Speaker 1>fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,

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<v Speaker 1>yet his foolishness will not depart from him. Know well

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<v Speaker 1>the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds.

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<v Speaker 1>For riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure

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<v Speaker 1>to all generations. When the grass disappears, the new growth

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<v Speaker 1>is seen, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.

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<v Speaker 1>The lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats

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<v Speaker 1>will bring the price of a field. And there will

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<v Speaker 1>be goat's milk enough for your food, for the food

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<v Speaker 1>of your household, and sustenance for your maidens. 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 read it and

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<v Speaker 1>understand it. Lord, we know that the understanding that you

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<v Speaker 1>grant to us regarding your word comes as a result

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<v Speaker 1>of faith in your son, Jesus Christ, as you illuminate

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts and our minds to understand things that we

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<v Speaker 1>would not naturally understand. So Lord, we pray that as

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<v Speaker 1>we apply these truths to our lives, that you would

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<v Speaker 1>be glorified, that we would grow in wisdom and that

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<v Speaker 1>we would trust you to sustain us in all circumstances,

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<v Speaker 1>and that we would put you first. We love you, Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>We're grateful for your presence with us today, and we

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<v Speaker 1>commit this day to your care. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.