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Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge
Speaker 1: and today we're in Proverbs chapter 28 and we'll be
Speaker 1: reading from the New English Translation. The wicked person flees
Speaker 1: when there is no one pursuing. but the righteous person
Speaker 1: is as confident as a lion. When a country is rebellious,
Speaker 1: it has many princes, but by someone who is discerning
Speaker 1: and knowledgeable, order is maintained. A poor person who oppresses
Speaker 1: the weak is like a driving rain without food. Those
Speaker 1: who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who
Speaker 1: keep the law contend with them. Evil people do not
Speaker 1: understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it all.
Speaker 1: A poor person who walks in his integrity is better
Speaker 1: than one who is perverse in his ways even though
Speaker 1: he is rich. The one who keeps the law is
Speaker 1: a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame
Speaker 1: to his parents. The one who increases his wealth by
Speaker 1: increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to
Speaker 1: the needy. The one who turns away his ear from
Speaker 1: hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination. The
Speaker 1: one who leads the upright astray in an evil way
Speaker 1: will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless
Speaker 1: will inherit what is good. A rich person is wise
Speaker 1: in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can
Speaker 1: evaluate him properly. When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory,
Speaker 1: but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.
Speaker 1: The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but
Speaker 1: whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy. Blessed
Speaker 1: is the one who is always cautious. but whoever hardens
Speaker 1: his heart will fall into evil. Like a roaring lion
Speaker 1: or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over
Speaker 1: a poor people. The prince who is a great oppressor
Speaker 1: lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will
Speaker 1: prolong his days. The one who is tormented by the
Speaker 1: murder of another will flee to the pit. Let no
Speaker 1: one support him. The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered,
Speaker 1: but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.
Speaker 1: The one who works his land will be satisfied with food,
Speaker 1: but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.
Speaker 1: A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but
Speaker 1: the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
Speaker 1: To show partiality is terrible. for a person will transgress
Speaker 1: over the smallest piece of bread. The stingy person hastens
Speaker 1: after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
Speaker 1: The one who reproves another will in the end find
Speaker 1: more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.
Speaker 1: The one who robs his father and mother and says
Speaker 1: there is no transgression is a companion to the one
Speaker 1: who destroys. The greedy person stirs up dissension but the
Speaker 1: one who trusts in the Lord will prosper. The one
Speaker 1: who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but
Speaker 1: the one who walks in wisdom will escape. The one
Speaker 1: who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever
Speaker 1: shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses. When
Speaker 1: the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish,
Speaker 1: the righteous increase. Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for
Speaker 1: your word, and we thank you for the privilege of
Speaker 1: being able to look at these portions of Scripture today.
Speaker 1: We're grateful, Lord, that through faith in your Son, Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: we're made able to understand your word. And Lord, your
Speaker 1: word tells us that the one who trusts in his
Speaker 1: own heart is a fool, but the one who trusts
Speaker 1: in the Lord will prosper. So Lord, we pray that
Speaker 1: our faith in you will be strong today, We pray
Speaker 1: that it will be genuine. We pray that it will
Speaker 1: be growing and that we would apply the faith that
Speaker 1: you have placed within us to all circumstances of our
Speaker 1: lives so that we would bring glory to you in
Speaker 1: every situation. We love you, Lord. We're thankful for your
Speaker 1: presence with us today. And we commit this day to
Speaker 1: your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.