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Speaker 1: You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm
Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter three, and
Speaker 1: we'll be reading from the New English translation. My child,
Speaker 1: do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep
Speaker 1: my commandments, for they will provide a long and full life,
Speaker 1: and they will add well being to you. Do not
Speaker 1: let truth and mercy leave you. Bind them around your neck,
Speaker 1: write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you
Speaker 1: will find favor and good understanding in the sight of
Speaker 1: God and people. Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
Speaker 1: and do not rely on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him
Speaker 1: in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.
Speaker 1: Do not be wise in your own estimation. Fear the
Speaker 1: Lord and turn away from evil. This will bring healing
Speaker 1: to your body and refreshment to your inner self. Honor
Speaker 1: the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits
Speaker 1: of all your crops. Then your barns will be filled completely,
Speaker 1: and your vats will overflow with new wine. My child,
Speaker 1: do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not
Speaker 1: loathe his rebuke, for the Lord disciplines those he loves,
Speaker 1: just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
Speaker 1: Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one
Speaker 1: who obtains understanding for her benefit is more profitable than silver,
Speaker 1: and her gain is better than gold. She is more
Speaker 1: precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire
Speaker 1: can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand.
Speaker 1: In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways
Speaker 1: are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. She
Speaker 1: is like a tree of life to those who obtain her,
Speaker 1: and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed
Speaker 1: by wisdom. The Lord laid the foundation of the earth.
Speaker 1: He established the heavens by understanding. By his knowledge, the
Speaker 1: primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.
Speaker 1: My child, do not let them escape from your sight. Safeguards, sound, wisdom,
Speaker 1: and discretion, so they will give life to you and
Speaker 1: grace to adorn your neck. Then you will walk on
Speaker 1: your way with security, and you will not stumble. When
Speaker 1: you lie down. You will not be filled with fear.
Speaker 1: When you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant. You
Speaker 1: will not be afraid of sudden disaster or when destruction
Speaker 1: overtakes the wicked, For the Lord will be the source
Speaker 1: of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from
Speaker 1: being caught in a trap. Do not withhold good from
Speaker 1: those who need it when you have the ability to help.
Speaker 1: Do not say to your neighbor, go return tomorrow, and
Speaker 1: I will give it when you have it with you
Speaker 1: at the time. Do not plot evil against your neighbor
Speaker 1: when he dwells by you unsuspectingly. Do not accuse anyone
Speaker 1: without legitimate cause if he has not treated you wrongly.
Speaker 1: Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose
Speaker 1: to imitate any of his ways. For one who goes
Speaker 1: astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals
Speaker 1: his intimate counsel to the upright. The Lord's curse is
Speaker 1: on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the
Speaker 1: home of the righteous. Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers,
Speaker 1: Yet he shows favor to the humble the wise inherit honor.
Speaker 1: But he holds fools up to public contempt. Let's pray, Lord,
Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you
Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it
Speaker 1: together today, and we thank you, Lord for the reminder
Speaker 1: that we see in this passage of Scripture, to trust
Speaker 1: in you with our entire heart, to not be people
Speaker 1: who lean on our own limited understanding, but to be
Speaker 1: people who come before you and recognize that you are
Speaker 1: the source of wisdom and counsel. Lord, we pray that
Speaker 1: we would rely on you each and every day. We
Speaker 1: pray that, as an expression of our faith in your
Speaker 1: son Jesus Christ, that we would entrust ourselves to your care,
Speaker 1: that we would listen to your counsel, and that we
Speaker 1: would apply the truth of your word to our day
Speaker 1: to day living. Likewise, Lord, we pray that these would
Speaker 1: be concepts that we would teach our children, and that
Speaker 1: they would teach their children, and that your name would
Speaker 1: be honored and glorified in each generation. Lord, thank you
Speaker 1: for your love for us, thank you for your presence
Speaker 1: with us, and we thank you, Lord for the peace
Speaker 1: that you grant us through faith in your son Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: We commit this day to your care, and we pray
Speaker 1: this all in Jesus' name. Amen.