WEBVTT - Proverbs 26

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<v Speaker 1>to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm John Stonge

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're in Proverbs chapter 26 and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the English Standard Version. Like snow and summer

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<v Speaker 1>or rain and harvest, So honor is not fitting for

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<v Speaker 1>a fool. Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a

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<v Speaker 1>swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does

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<v Speaker 1>not alight. A whip for the horse, a bridle for

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<v Speaker 1>the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.

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<v Speaker 1>Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you

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<v Speaker 1>be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly,

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<v Speaker 1>lest he be wise in his own eyes. Whoever sends

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<v Speaker 1>a message by the hand of a fool cuts off

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<v Speaker 1>his own feet and drinks violence. Like a lame man's

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<v Speaker 1>legs which hang useless is a proverb in the mouth

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<v Speaker 1>of fools. Like one who binds the stone in the

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<v Speaker 1>sling is one who gives honor to a fool. Like

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<v Speaker 1>a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool

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<v Speaker 1>who repeats his folly. Do you see a man who

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<v Speaker 1>is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope

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<v Speaker 1>for a fool than for him. The sluggard says, There

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<v Speaker 1>is a lion in the road, there is a lion

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<v Speaker 1>in the streets. As a door turns on its hinges,

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<v Speaker 1>so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries

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<v Speaker 1>his hand in the dish. It wears him out to

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<v Speaker 1>bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser

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<v Speaker 1>in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.

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<v Speaker 1>Whoever meddles in a quarrel not his own is like

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<v Speaker 1>one who takes a passing dog by the ears. Like

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<v Speaker 1>a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, is the

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<v Speaker 1>man who deceives his neighbor and says, I am only joking.

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<v Speaker 1>For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where

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<v Speaker 1>there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot

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<v Speaker 1>embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man

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<v Speaker 1>for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like

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<v Speaker 1>delicious morsels. They go down into the inner parts of

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<v Speaker 1>the body. Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are

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<v Speaker 1>fervent lips with an evil heart. Whoever hates disguises himself

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<v Speaker 1>with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart. When

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<v Speaker 1>he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven

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<v Speaker 1>abominations in his heart. Though his hatred be covered with deception,

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<v Speaker 1>his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs

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<v Speaker 1>a pit will fall into it and a stone will

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<v Speaker 1>come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying

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<v Speaker 1>tongue hates its victims and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's pray. Lord, we thank you for your word and

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for the privilege to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at it today and for the fact that as

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<v Speaker 1>we trust in your son, Jesus Christ, our eyes and

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<v Speaker 1>our hearts and our ears are open to the truth

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<v Speaker 1>of your word. Lord, we know that we don't deserve

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<v Speaker 1>the gracious gift of being able to look at these

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<v Speaker 1>proverbs and to be able to receive wisdom that you

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<v Speaker 1>have inspired to be passed along to us. But Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for this gift just the same. And we pray, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>that we would apply these truths to our day-to-day lives. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we love you and we're thankful for your presence with

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<v Speaker 1>us today. And we pray that we would walk with

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<v Speaker 1>you by faith in all circumstances that come our way.

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