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Speaker 1: to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge
Speaker 1: and today we're in Proverbs chapter 26 and we'll be
Speaker 1: reading from the English Standard Version. Like snow and summer
Speaker 1: or rain and harvest, So honor is not fitting for
Speaker 1: a fool. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a
Speaker 1: swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does
Speaker 1: not alight. A whip for the horse, a bridle for
Speaker 1: the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.
Speaker 1: Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you
Speaker 1: be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly,
Speaker 1: lest he be wise in his own eyes. Whoever sends
Speaker 1: a message by the hand of a fool cuts off
Speaker 1: his own feet and drinks violence. Like a lame man's
Speaker 1: legs which hang useless is a proverb in the mouth
Speaker 1: of fools. Like one who binds the stone in the
Speaker 1: sling is one who gives honor to a fool. Like
Speaker 1: a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool
Speaker 1: who repeats his folly. Do you see a man who
Speaker 1: is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope
Speaker 1: for a fool than for him. The sluggard says, There
Speaker 1: is a lion in the road, there is a lion
Speaker 1: in the streets. As a door turns on its hinges,
Speaker 1: so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries
Speaker 1: his hand in the dish. It wears him out to
Speaker 1: bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser
Speaker 1: in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Speaker 1: Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like
Speaker 1: one who takes a passing dog by the ears. Like
Speaker 1: a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, is the
Speaker 1: man who deceives his neighbor and says, I am only joking.
Speaker 1: For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where
Speaker 1: there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot
Speaker 1: embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man
Speaker 1: for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like
Speaker 1: delicious morsels. They go down into the inner parts of
Speaker 1: the body. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are
Speaker 1: fervent lips with an evil heart. Whoever hates disguises himself
Speaker 1: with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart. When
Speaker 1: he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven
Speaker 1: abominations in his heart. Though his hatred be covered with deception,
Speaker 1: his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs
Speaker 1: a pit will fall into it and a stone will
Speaker 1: come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying
Speaker 1: tongue hates its victims and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Speaker 1: Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word and
Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege to be able to
Speaker 1: look at it today and for the fact that as
Speaker 1: we trust in your son, Jesus Christ, our eyes and
Speaker 1: our hearts and our ears are open to the truth
Speaker 1: of your word. Lord, we know that we don't deserve
Speaker 1: the gracious gift of being able to look at these
Speaker 1: proverbs and to be able to receive wisdom that you
Speaker 1: have inspired to be passed along to us. But Lord,
Speaker 1: we're grateful for this gift just the same. And we pray, Lord,
Speaker 1: that we would apply these truths to our day-to-day lives. Lord,
Speaker 1: we love you and we're thankful for your presence with
Speaker 1: us today. And we pray that we would walk with
Speaker 1: you by faith in all circumstances that come our way.
Speaker 1: We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.