WEBVTT - Proverbs 24

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>John Stogey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>envy evil people or desire their company. For their hearts

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<v Speaker 1>plot violence, and their words always stir up trouble. A

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<v Speaker 1>house is built by wisdom and becomes strong through good sense,

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<v Speaker 1>through knowledge. Its rooms are filled with all sorts of

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<v Speaker 1>precious riches and valuables. The wys are mightier than the strong,

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<v Speaker 1>and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger. So don't

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<v Speaker 1>go to war without wise guidance. Victory depends on having

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<v Speaker 1>met any advisors. Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among

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<v Speaker 1>leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

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<v Speaker 1>A person who plans evil will get a reputation as

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<v Speaker 1>a troublemaker. The schemes of a fool are sinful. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>detests a mocker. If you fail under pressure, your strength

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<v Speaker 1>is too small. Rescue those who are unjustly sentenced to die.

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<v Speaker 1>Save them as they stagger to their death. Don't excuse

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<v Speaker 1>yourself by saying, look, we didn't know. For God understands

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<v Speaker 1>all hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your

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<v Speaker 1>soul knows you knew. He will repay all people as

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<v Speaker 1>their actions deserve. My child, eat honey, for it is good,

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<v Speaker 1>and the honeycomb is sweet to the taste. In the

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<v Speaker 1>same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you

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<v Speaker 1>find it, you will have a bright future and your

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<v Speaker 1>hopes will not be cut short. Don't wait in ambush

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<v Speaker 1>at the home of the godly, and don't raid the

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<v Speaker 1>house where the godly live. The godly may trip seven times,

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<v Speaker 1>but they will get up again. But one disaster is

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<v Speaker 1>enough to overthrow the wicked. Don't rejoice when your enemies fall.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't be happy when they stumble, for the Lord will

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<v Speaker 1>be displeased with you and will turn his anger away

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<v Speaker 1>from them. Don't fret because of evildoers. Don't envy the wicked,

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<v Speaker 1>for evil people have no future. The light of the

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<v Speaker 1>wicked will be snuffed out. My child, fear the Lord

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<v Speaker 1>and the King. Don't associate with rebels, for disaster will

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<v Speaker 1>hit them suddenly. Who knows what punishment will come from

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord and the King. Here are some further sayings

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<v Speaker 1>of the wives. It is wrong to show favoritism when

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<v Speaker 1>passing judgment. A judge who says to the wicked you

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<v Speaker 1>are innocent will be cursed by many people and denounced

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<v Speaker 1>by the nations. But it will go well for those

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<v Speaker 1>who convict the guilty. Rich blessings will be showered on them.

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<v Speaker 1>An honest answer is like a kiss of friendship. Do

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<v Speaker 1>your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't testify against your neighbors without cause. Don't lie about them,

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<v Speaker 1>and don't say, now I can pay them back for

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<v Speaker 1>what they've done to me, I'll get even with them.

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<v Speaker 1>I walked by the field of a lazy person, the

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<v Speaker 1>vineyard of one with no common sense. I saw that

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<v Speaker 1>it was overgrown with nettles, it was covered with weeds,

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<v Speaker 1>and its walls were broken down. Then, as I looked

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<v Speaker 1>and thought about it, I learned this lesson. A little

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<v Speaker 1>extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of

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<v Speaker 1>the hands to rest. Then poverty will pounce on you

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<v Speaker 1>like a bandit. Scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it together today, and we're grateful, Lord for

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<v Speaker 1>the wisdom that you grant us through faith in your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ, and you invite us to be people

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<v Speaker 1>who work hard, who trust in you, and who walk

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<v Speaker 1>with you faithfully. Lord. We pray that that would be

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<v Speaker 1>something that you would foster in our hearts and in

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<v Speaker 1>our minds, that we would learn to pattern our lives

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<v Speaker 1>after the teaching of your word, and that we would

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<v Speaker 1>implement the things that we find in these pages. 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, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.