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

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Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter twenty one,

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Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. The

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Speaker 1: king's heart is a stream of water in the hand

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Speaker 1: of the Lord. He turns it wherever he will. Every

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Speaker 1: way of a man is right in his own eyes,

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Speaker 1: but the Lord weighs the heart to do Righteousness and

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Speaker 1: justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Haughty

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Speaker 1: eyes and a proud heart. The lamp of the wicked

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Speaker 1: are sin. The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,

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Speaker 1: but everyone who is hasty comes only to po poverty.

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Speaker 1: The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a

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Speaker 1: fleeting vapor and a snare of death. The violence of

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Speaker 1: the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to

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Speaker 1: do what is just. The way of the guilty is crooked,

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Speaker 1: but the conduct of the pure is upright. It is

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Speaker 1: better to live in a corner of the housetop than

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Speaker 1: in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife, the soul

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Speaker 1: of the wicked desires evil. His neighbor finds no mercy

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Speaker 1: in his eyes. When a scoffer is punished, the simple

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Speaker 1: becomes wise. When a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge.

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Speaker 1: The righteous one observes the house of the wicked, he

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Speaker 1: throws the wicked down to ruin. Whoever closes his ear

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Speaker 1: to the cry of the poor will himself call out

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Speaker 1: out and not be answered. A gift in secret averts anger,

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Speaker 1: and a concealed bribe strong wrath. When justice is done,

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Speaker 1: it is a joy to the righteous, but terror to evildoers.

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Speaker 1: One who wanders from the way of good sense will

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Speaker 1: rest in the assembly of the dead. Whoever loves pleasure

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Speaker 1: will be a poor man. He who loves wine and

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Speaker 1: oil will not be rich. The wicked is a ransom

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Speaker 1: for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright. It

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Speaker 1: is better to live in a desert land than with

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Speaker 1: a quarrelsome and fretful woman. Precious treasure and oil are

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Speaker 1: in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

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Speaker 1: Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

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Speaker 1: A wise man scales the city of the Mighty and

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Speaker 1: brings down the stronghold in which they trust. Whoever keeps

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Speaker 1: his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

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Speaker 1: Scoffer is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who

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Speaker 1: acts with arrogant pride. The desire of the sluggard kills him,

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Speaker 1: for his hands refuse to labor all day long. He

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Speaker 1: craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not

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Speaker 1: hold back. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,

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Speaker 1: how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

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Speaker 1: A false witness will perish, but the word of a

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Speaker 1: man who hears will endure. A wicked man puts on

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Speaker 1: a bold face, but the upright gives thought to his ways.

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Speaker 1: No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the Lord.

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Speaker 1: The horse is made ready for the day of battle,

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Speaker 1: but the victory belongs to the Lord. Let's pray. Lord,

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Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at this

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Speaker 1: portion of Scripture today. And Lord, we're grateful for the

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Speaker 1: fact that you grant us the gift of wisdom through

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Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ. You invite us to be compassionate

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Speaker 1: toward those in need. You invite us to bless others

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Speaker 1: in view of the fact that you have chosen to

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Speaker 1: bless us. So we're grateful, Lord for all of these things,

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Speaker 1: and we're grateful for the reminders of them that we

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Speaker 1: find in your word. Lord. We pray that throughout the

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Speaker 1: course of today that we would walk with you, and

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Speaker 1: that all aspects of our lives would reflect our genuine

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Speaker 1: faith in your son, Jesus Christ. We thank you, Lord

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Speaker 1: for all of these things, and we thank you for

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Speaker 1: your presence with us, and we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,

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Speaker 1: mm hmm