1 00:00:02,730 --> 00:00:12,570 Speaker 1: Life Audio Thank you for listening to Your Nightly Scripture, 2 00:00:13,790 --> 00:00:18,180 Speaker 1: a calming scripture-centered devotional podcast designed to help you end 3 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,660 Speaker 1: each day with God's Word in your mind and on 4 00:00:21,700 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: your heart. Right after this short word from our sponsors, 5 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:32,090 Speaker 1: we will reflect on tonight's scripture, Proverbs, chapter 14. Our 6 00:00:41,060 --> 00:00:45,820 Speaker 1: evening reflection is written by Chelsea DeMatteis and read by 7 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:54,130 Speaker 1: Kyle Norman. Proverbs, chapter 14. The wisest of women build 8 00:00:54,150 --> 00:00:57,910 Speaker 1: their house, but folly with her own hands tears it down. 9 00:00:59,330 --> 00:01:02,810 Speaker 1: Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who 10 00:01:02,900 --> 00:01:07,020 Speaker 1: is devious in his ways despises him. By the mouth 11 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 1: of a fool comes a rod for his back, but 12 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,179 Speaker 1: the lips of the wise will preserve them. Where there 13 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,610 Speaker 1: are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops 14 00:01:18,730 --> 00:01:23,470 Speaker 1: come by strength of the ox. A faithful witness does 15 00:01:23,510 --> 00:01:28,980 Speaker 1: not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. A 16 00:01:29,020 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: scoffer seeks wisdom in vain, but knowledge is easy for 17 00:01:32,980 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: a man of understanding. Leave the presence of a fool, 18 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: for there you do not meet words of knowledge. The 19 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 1: wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but 20 00:01:45,500 --> 00:01:50,390 Speaker 1: the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock at the 21 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:56,610 Speaker 1: guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance. The heart knows 22 00:01:56,710 --> 00:02:01,860 Speaker 1: its own bitterness. and no stranger shares its joy. The 23 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent 24 00:02:04,820 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: of the upright will flourish. There is a way that 25 00:02:09,060 --> 00:02:11,850 Speaker 1: seems right to a man, but its end is the 26 00:02:11,910 --> 00:02:16,870 Speaker 1: way to death. Even in laughter the heart might ache, 27 00:02:17,870 --> 00:02:22,669 Speaker 1: and the end of joy may be grief. The backslider 28 00:02:22,790 --> 00:02:25,459 Speaker 1: in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, 29 00:02:25,900 --> 00:02:27,900 Speaker 1: and a good man will be filled with with the 30 00:02:27,940 --> 00:02:33,260 Speaker 1: fruit of his ways. The simple believer is everything, but 31 00:02:33,300 --> 00:02:37,300 Speaker 1: the prudent gives thought to his step. One who is 32 00:02:37,380 --> 00:02:40,690 Speaker 1: wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a 33 00:02:40,780 --> 00:02:45,530 Speaker 1: fool is reckless and careless. A man of quick temper 34 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:50,190 Speaker 1: acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. 35 00:02:51,430 --> 00:02:55,350 Speaker 1: The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 36 00:02:56,870 --> 00:02:59,970 Speaker 1: The evil bow down before the good, the wicked at 37 00:03:00,010 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: the gates of the righteous. The poor is disliked even 38 00:03:04,620 --> 00:03:09,500 Speaker 1: by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends. Whoever 39 00:03:09,540 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he 40 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:17,059 Speaker 1: who is generous to the poor. Do they not go 41 00:03:17,100 --> 00:03:22,150 Speaker 1: astray who devise evil? Those who devise good meet steadfast 42 00:03:22,260 --> 00:03:27,470 Speaker 1: love and faithfulness. In all toil there is profit, but 43 00:03:27,570 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 1: mere talk tends only to poverty. The crown of the 44 00:03:32,700 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: wise is their wealth, but the folly of fools brings folly. 45 00:03:38,380 --> 00:03:41,540 Speaker 1: A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out 46 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:46,140 Speaker 1: lies is deceitful. In the fear of the Lord one 47 00:03:46,180 --> 00:03:50,090 Speaker 1: has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge. 48 00:03:51,590 --> 00:03:53,990 Speaker 1: The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life. 49 00:03:55,030 --> 00:03:57,460 Speaker 1: that one may turn away from the snares of death. 50 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, 51 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:07,220 Speaker 1: but without people a prince is ruined. Whoever is slow 52 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:11,540 Speaker 1: to anger has great understanding, but he who is hasty-temper 53 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,460 Speaker 1: exalts folly. A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, 54 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:22,110 Speaker 1: but envy makes the bones rot. Whoever oppresses a poor 55 00:04:22,190 --> 00:04:25,330 Speaker 1: man insults his maker, But he who is generous to 56 00:04:25,370 --> 00:04:29,830 Speaker 1: the needy honors him. The wicked is overthrown through his 57 00:04:29,910 --> 00:04:32,990 Speaker 1: evil doing, but the righteous finds refuge in his death. 58 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, 59 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools. 60 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to 61 00:04:46,140 --> 00:04:50,830 Speaker 1: any people. A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, 62 00:04:51,270 --> 00:04:59,790 Speaker 1: but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully. We 63 00:04:59,870 --> 00:05:03,150 Speaker 1: all have those days when we get things wrong. It's 64 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: part of life, and it leaves us hungry for eternity. 65 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: We lose our cool, share something we wanted to keep private, 66 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:15,460 Speaker 1: don't get the job, miss the deadline, or forget to 67 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:19,530 Speaker 1: pay a parking ticket. These things happen They don't make 68 00:05:19,630 --> 00:05:25,010 Speaker 1: us bad people, they just reveal our humanity. What matters 69 00:05:25,110 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: most is what we do with our emotions in those moments. 70 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:33,260 Speaker 1: Will we be foolish and let ourselves unravel? Or will 71 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: we walk with wisdom, sorting through what we're dealing with 72 00:05:37,060 --> 00:05:42,420 Speaker 1: in a godly manner? Proverbs 14 paints a clear picture. 73 00:05:42,890 --> 00:05:46,350 Speaker 1: It shows a stark difference between those who let the 74 00:05:46,410 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: Lord lead them through the challenges of everyday choices and 75 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,980 Speaker 1: those who let folly control their hands and hearts. As 76 00:05:55,020 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: children of God, we can turn to Him immediately in 77 00:05:58,500 --> 00:06:03,140 Speaker 1: prayer when a challenge arises. When we realize we made 78 00:06:03,190 --> 00:06:05,890 Speaker 1: a fumble, we can look to Him to learn how 79 00:06:05,910 --> 00:06:10,330 Speaker 1: to course correct. We will always be faithful to provide 80 00:06:10,350 --> 00:06:13,750 Speaker 1: the next thing, the best suited solution to the problems 81 00:06:14,170 --> 00:06:18,860 Speaker 1: lie in His hands. So tonight, as you surrender the 82 00:06:18,890 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: things of your day, ask Him, Did I handle the 83 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,260 Speaker 1: day with your wisdom? Or did I allow folly to 84 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:31,380 Speaker 1: have its way? Be attuned to the Holy Spirit, repent 85 00:06:31,540 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: if needed, and then praise God for His work in 86 00:06:34,500 --> 00:06:37,820 Speaker 1: your life. He cares for you in all the needs 87 00:06:37,860 --> 00:06:44,750 Speaker 1: of your life, big and small. Father, thank you for 88 00:06:44,810 --> 00:06:48,729 Speaker 1: being the giver of wisdom. As I journey through my life, 89 00:06:48,970 --> 00:06:52,450 Speaker 1: I know I will make mistakes. Please remind me that 90 00:06:52,490 --> 00:06:56,510 Speaker 1: you are always willing to receive me. You have never 91 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,900 Speaker 1: asked me to be perfect, but you have called me 92 00:06:59,940 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: to be wise. I pray to be a faithful follower 93 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: of yours, choosing to live by your word and your ways. 94 00:07:08,339 --> 00:07:12,050 Speaker 1: Help me. to be bold and calm for the kingdom 95 00:07:12,070 --> 00:07:16,650 Speaker 1: of God, not letting my emotions overtake me and ruin 96 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:21,460 Speaker 1: my witness to those around me. Thank you, Lord, for 97 00:07:21,500 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 1: your gift of grace and endless mercy. In Jesus' name, amen. 98 00:07:28,990 --> 00:07:32,230 Speaker 1: How did tonight's scripture speak to you? Share your thoughts 99 00:07:32,410 --> 00:07:44,250 Speaker 1: in the Your Nightly Scripture Forum discussion. Thank you for 100 00:07:44,310 --> 00:07:49,060 Speaker 1: listening to Your Nightly Scripture. 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