WEBVTT - Proverbs 3

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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 Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter three, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be reading from the New English translation. My child,

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<v Speaker 1>do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep

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<v Speaker 1>my commandments, for they will provide a long and full life,

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<v Speaker 1>and they will add well being to you. Do not

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<v Speaker 1>let truth and mercy leave you. Bind them around your neck,

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<v Speaker 1>write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you

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<v Speaker 1>will find favor and good understanding in the sight of

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<v Speaker 1>God and people. Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and do not rely on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him

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<v Speaker 1>in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not be wise in your own estimation. Fear the

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<v Speaker 1>Lord and turn away from evil. This will bring healing

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<v Speaker 1>to your body and refreshment to your inner self. Honor

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits

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<v Speaker 1>of all your crops. Then your barns will be filled completely,

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<v Speaker 1>and your vats will overflow with new wine. My child,

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<v Speaker 1>do not despise discipline from the Lord, and do not

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<v Speaker 1>loathe his rebuke, for the Lord disciplines those he loves,

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<v Speaker 1>just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

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<v Speaker 1>Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one

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<v Speaker 1>who obtains understanding for her benefit is more profitable than silver,

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<v Speaker 1>and her gain is better than gold. She is more

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<v Speaker 1>precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire

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<v Speaker 1>can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand.

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<v Speaker 1>In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways

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<v Speaker 1>are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful. She

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<v Speaker 1>is like a tree of life to those who obtain her,

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<v Speaker 1>and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed

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<v Speaker 1>by wisdom. The Lord laid the foundation of the earth.

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<v Speaker 1>He established the heavens by understanding. By his knowledge, the

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<v Speaker 1>primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

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<v Speaker 1>My child, do not let them escape from your sight. Safeguards, sound, wisdom,

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<v Speaker 1>and discretion, so they will give life to you and

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<v Speaker 1>grace to adorn your neck. Then you will walk on

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<v Speaker 1>your way with security, and you will not stumble. When

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<v Speaker 1>you lie down. You will not be filled with fear.

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<v Speaker 1>When you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant. You

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<v Speaker 1>will not be afraid of sudden disaster or when destruction

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<v Speaker 1>overtakes the wicked, For the Lord will be the source

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<v Speaker 1>of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from

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<v Speaker 1>being caught in a trap. Do not withhold good from

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<v Speaker 1>those who need it when you have the ability to help.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not say to your neighbor, go return tomorrow, and

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<v Speaker 1>I will give it when you have it with you

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<v Speaker 1>at the time. Do not plot evil against your neighbor

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<v Speaker 1>when he dwells by you unsuspectingly. Do not accuse anyone

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<v Speaker 1>without legitimate cause if he has not treated you wrongly.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose

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<v Speaker 1>to imitate any of his ways. For one who goes

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<v Speaker 1>astray is an abomination to the Lord, but he reveals

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<v Speaker 1>his intimate counsel to the upright. The Lord's curse is

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<v Speaker 1>on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the

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<v Speaker 1>home of the righteous. Although he is scornful to arrogant scoffers,

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<v Speaker 1>Yet he shows favor to the humble the wise inherit honor.

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<v Speaker 1>But he holds fools up to public contempt. Let's pray, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at it

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<v Speaker 1>together today, and we thank you, Lord for the reminder

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<v Speaker 1>that we see in this passage of Scripture, to trust

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<v Speaker 1>in you with our entire heart, to not be people

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<v Speaker 1>who lean on our own limited understanding, but to be

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<v Speaker 1>people who come before you and recognize that you are

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<v Speaker 1>the source of wisdom and counsel. Lord, we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>we would rely on you each and every day. We

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<v Speaker 1>pray that, as an expression of our faith in your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ, that we would entrust ourselves to your care,

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<v Speaker 1>that we would listen to your counsel, and that we

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<v Speaker 1>would apply the truth of your word to our day

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<v Speaker 1>to day living. Likewise, Lord, we pray that these would

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<v Speaker 1>be concepts that we would teach our children, and that

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<v Speaker 1>they would teach their children, and that your name would

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<v Speaker 1>be honored and glorified in each generation. Lord, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your love for us, thank you for your presence

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<v Speaker 1>with us, and we thank you, Lord for the peace

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<v Speaker 1>that you grant us through faith in your son Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>We commit this day to your care, and we pray

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