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Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm
Speaker 1: John Stogey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter eleven, and
Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the English Standard version. A false
Speaker 1: balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just
Speaker 1: weight is his delight. When pride comes, then comes disgrace.
Speaker 1: But with the humble is wisdom. The integrity of the
Speaker 1: upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Speaker 1: Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but
Speaker 1: righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the blameless keeps
Speaker 1: his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
Speaker 1: The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous
Speaker 1: are taken captive by their lust. When the wicked dies,
Speaker 1: his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
Speaker 1: The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks
Speaker 1: into it instead. With his mouth, the godless man would
Speaker 1: destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge, the righteous are delivered.
Speaker 1: When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices,
Speaker 1: and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of gladness.
Speaker 1: By the blessing of the upright, a city is exalted,
Speaker 1: but by the mouth of the wicked it is overthrown.
Speaker 1: Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of
Speaker 1: understanding remains silent. Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but
Speaker 1: he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
Speaker 1: Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in
Speaker 1: an abundance of counselors there is safety. Whoever puts up
Speaker 1: security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he
Speaker 1: who hates striking hands in pledge is secure. A gracious
Speaker 1: woman gets honor, and violent men get riches. A man
Speaker 1: who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
Speaker 1: The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness
Speaker 1: gets a sure reward. Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live,
Speaker 1: but he who pursues evil will die. Those of crooked
Speaker 1: heart are an abomination to the Lord, but those of
Speaker 1: blameless ways are his delight. Be assured. An evil person
Speaker 1: will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous
Speaker 1: will be delivered like a gold ring in a pig's snout.
Speaker 1: Is a beautiful woman without discretion. The desire of the
Speaker 1: righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked
Speaker 1: in wrath. One gives freely, yet grows all the richer.
Speaker 1: Another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Speaker 1: Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters
Speaker 1: will himself be watered. The people curse him who holds
Speaker 1: back grain, but a blessing is on the head of
Speaker 1: him who sells it. Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
Speaker 1: but evil comes to him who searches for it. Whoever
Speaker 1: trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will
Speaker 1: flourish like a green leaf. Whoever troubles his own household
Speaker 1: will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant
Speaker 1: to the wise of heart. The fruit of the righteous
Speaker 1: is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wives.
Speaker 1: If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more
Speaker 1: the wicked and the sinner. Let's pray, Lord, we thank
Speaker 1: you for your word, and we thank you for the
Speaker 1: privilege to be able to look at it together today,
Speaker 1: and we thank you, Lord for the challenges that you
Speaker 1: give to us in your word to be righteous people.
Speaker 1: But we know, Lord, that righteousness does not find its
Speaker 1: source in us. Righteousness comes through Jesus Christ, your son,
Speaker 1: whom we have the privilege to trust. And Lord, we
Speaker 1: know that when we trust in your son Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: we're granted the gift of his righteousness. And we can
Speaker 1: stand before your thad is men and women who are justified.
Speaker 1: You declare us righteous in your sight because of the
Speaker 1: work your son, Jesus Christ has done on our behalf.
Speaker 1: So Lord, we pray that our faith in Jesus Christ,
Speaker 1: your son, would be genuine and sincere, and that each
Speaker 1: day that we live, that we would live to give
Speaker 1: you glory. We love you, Lord, and we thank you
Speaker 1: for your presence with us, and we commit this day
Speaker 1: to your care and pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.