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Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture,

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Speaker 1: a calming Scripture Center devotional podcast designed to help you

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Speaker 1: end each day with God's Word in your mind and

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Speaker 1: on your heart. Right after the short word from our sponsors,

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Speaker 1: we will reflect on tonight's scripture, Proverbs chapter ten. Our

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Speaker 1: evening reflection is written by Chelsea da Matteus and read

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Speaker 1: by Kyle Mormon. Proverbs chapter ten. A wise son brings

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Speaker 1: joy to his father, but a foolish son bring grief

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Speaker 1: to his mother. Ill Gotten treasures have no lasting value,

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Speaker 1: but righteousness delivers from death. The Lord does not let

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Speaker 1: the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of

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Speaker 1: the wicked. Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands

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Speaker 1: bring wealth. He who gathers crops in summer is a

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Speaker 1: prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a

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Speaker 1: disgraceful son. Blessing crowned the head of the righteous, but

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Speaker 1: violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. The name of

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Speaker 1: the righteous is used in blessings, the name of the

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Speaker 1: wicked will rot. The wise and heart accept commands, but

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Speaker 1: a chattering fool comes to ruin. Whoever walks in integrity

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Speaker 1: walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.

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Speaker 1: Whoever winks maliciously causes grief, and a chattering fool comes

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Speaker 1: to ruin. The mouth of the righteous is a fountain

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Speaker 1: of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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Speaker 1: Hatred steers up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.

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Speaker 1: Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerny, but

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Speaker 1: a rod is for the back of one who has

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Speaker 1: no sense. A wise stores up knowledge, but the mouth

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Speaker 1: of the fool invites ruin. The wealth of the rich

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Speaker 1: is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of

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Speaker 1: the poor. The wages of the righteous is life, but

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Speaker 1: the earnings of the wicked are sin and death. Whoever

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Speaker 1: he's discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores

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Speaker 1: correction leads others astray. Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips

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Speaker 1: and spreads slander is a fool. Sin is not ended

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Speaker 1: by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. Tone

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Speaker 1: of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of

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Speaker 1: the wicked is of little value. The lips of the

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Speaker 1: righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

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Speaker 1: The blessings of the Lord bring wealth without painful toil

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Speaker 1: for it. A fool finds pleasure and wicked schemes, but

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Speaker 1: a person of understanding delight and wisdom. What the wicked

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Speaker 1: dread will overtake them. What the righteous desire will be granted.

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Speaker 1: When the storm has swept by. The wicked are gone,

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Speaker 1: but the righteous stand firm forever. As vinegar to the

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Speaker 1: teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to

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Speaker 1: those who send them. The fear of the Lord adds

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Speaker 1: length to life. The years of the wicked are cut short.

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Speaker 1: The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes

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Speaker 1: of the will come to nothing. The way of the

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Speaker 1: Lord is a refuge for the blameless, but it is

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Speaker 1: the ruined of those who do evil. The righteousness will

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Speaker 1: never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in

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Speaker 1: the land. From the mouth of the righteous comes the

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Speaker 1: fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

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Speaker 1: The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but

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Speaker 1: the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. Our

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Speaker 1: entire life is made up of choices. All many seem

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Speaker 1: neutral and not life altering. They say a lot about

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Speaker 1: who we are at the core. What do we prioritize most,

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Speaker 1: who gets our best? How do we treat our bodies?

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Speaker 1: The list goes on, and as we start to add

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Speaker 1: up the answers to these questions, I think we begin

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Speaker 1: to realize that all our choices do matter, the big

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Speaker 1: and the small, and God's word makes that clear too.

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Speaker 1: Proverbs ten provides a clear view of the importance of

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Speaker 1: walking in the ways of the Lord. It reveals that

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Speaker 1: God cares about all our choices, that he is with

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Speaker 1: us as we make them. There is never a time

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Speaker 1: when we are alone, and He is always available for

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Speaker 1: us to ask his guidance. Better Yet, he desires for

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Speaker 1: us to invite him in to seek his voice for clarity.

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Speaker 1: As we journey through our days, we can rest in

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Speaker 1: the promise that God does not lift his hands from

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Speaker 1: his people. We are always within his reach and his view.

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Speaker 1: Even when we stumble, He provides the grace to draw

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Speaker 1: near to him. He will not get our life perfect

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Speaker 1: done the side of heaven, and the Lord does not

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Speaker 1: desire for you to live under the weight of perfectionism.

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Speaker 1: God wants you to walk faithfully with him as best

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Speaker 1: as you can. God desires for you to live within

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Speaker 1: His parameters and guidelines to keep you from heartache and

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Speaker 1: hardship because He loves you. So rest in his great

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Speaker 1: love in unending wisdom. Father, What a gift it is

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Speaker 1: to live under your grace. Thank you for forgiving the

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Speaker 1: choices I made that were not aligned with your desires

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Speaker 1: for me. As I continue to grow in my walk

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Speaker 1: and my desire understanding of your word, keep me encouraged

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Speaker 1: on my journey. Holy Spirit, give me a heart that

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Speaker 1: longs to know my creator more deeply, and keep my

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Speaker 1: feet walking faithfully on the path set before me. I

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Speaker 1: pray for a spirit that endures well as I make

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Speaker 1: choices that glorify and honor you, Father, in Jesus' name. Amen,

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