1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Studyheadquarters dot com. 3 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter Oday Audio Bible. I'm John Stangi, 4 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: and today we're in Proverbs chapter nine, and we'll be 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: reading from the New Living Translation. Wisdom has built her house. 6 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: She has carved its seven columns. She has prepared a 7 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: great banquet, mix the wines, and set the table. She 8 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She 9 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: calls out from the heights overlooking the city. Come in 10 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: with me. She urges the simple. To those who lack 11 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: good judgment, she says, come, eat my food and drink 12 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways behind, 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: and begin to live. Learn to use good judgment. Anyone 14 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return. 15 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. So don't 16 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: bother correcting mockers they will only hate you. But correct 17 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise 18 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: and they will be ever wiser. Teach the righteous, and 19 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: they will learn even more. Fear of the Lord is 20 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results 21 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: in good judgment. Wisdom will multiply your days and add 22 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: years to your life. If you become wise, you will 23 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you 24 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: will be the one to suffer. The woman named Folly 25 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: is brash. She is ignorant and doesn't know it. She 26 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: sits in her doorway on the heights, overlooking the city. 27 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: She calls out to men going by who are minding 28 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: their our own business. Come in with me. She urges 29 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: the simple to those who lack good judgment. She says, 30 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: stolen water is refreshing. Food eaten in secret tastes the best. 31 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: But little do they know that the dead are there. 32 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: Her guests are in the depths of the grave. Let's pray, Lord, 33 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: we thank you for your word, and we thank you 34 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: for the privilege of being able to look at it 35 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: together today. And Lord, as we look at this portion 36 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: of Scripture, we're reminded that we have multiple options that 37 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: are set before us. We can choose to walk on 38 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: the path of wisdom, which comes through faith in your 39 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: son Jesus Christ. Or we can select the path of folly, 40 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: which comes after placing our faith in our own selves 41 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: or adopting the worldview of this earth as our own. Lord. 42 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: We know that your desire is that we trust in 43 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: and follow your son, Jesus Christ, and that the gift 44 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: of wisdom is shared with all who trust in him. 45 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: So we're grateful, Lord for the gift that you bless 46 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 1: us with, and we're grateful for the privilege to walk 47 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: with you daily. We commit this day to your care, 48 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: and we thank you for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.