WEBVTT - Proverbs 9

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the chapter Oday Audio Bible. I'm John Stangi,

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

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<v Speaker 1>reading from the New Living Translation. Wisdom has built her house.

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<v Speaker 1>She has carved its seven columns. She has prepared a

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<v Speaker 1>great banquet, mix the wines, and set the table. She

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<v Speaker 1>has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. She

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<v Speaker 1>calls out from the heights overlooking the city. Come in

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<v Speaker 1>with me. She urges the simple. To those who lack

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<v Speaker 1>good judgment, she says, come, eat my food and drink

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<v Speaker 1>the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways behind,

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<v Speaker 1>and begin to live. Learn to use good judgment. Anyone

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<v Speaker 1>who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt. So don't

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<v Speaker 1>bother correcting mockers they will only hate you. But correct

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<v Speaker 1>the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise

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<v Speaker 1>and they will be ever wiser. Teach the righteous, and

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<v Speaker 1>they will learn even more. Fear of the Lord is

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results

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<v Speaker 1>in good judgment. Wisdom will multiply your days and add

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<v Speaker 1>years to your life. If you become wise, you will

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<v Speaker 1>be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you

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<v Speaker 1>will be the one to suffer. The woman named Folly

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<v Speaker 1>is brash. She is ignorant and doesn't know it. She

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<v Speaker 1>sits in her doorway on the heights, overlooking the city.

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<v Speaker 1>She calls out to men going by who are minding

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<v Speaker 1>their our own business. Come in with me. She urges

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<v Speaker 1>the simple to those who lack good judgment. She says,

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<v Speaker 1>stolen water is refreshing. Food eaten in secret tastes the best.

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<v Speaker 1>But little do they know that the dead are there.

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<v Speaker 1>Her guests are in the depths of the grave. Let's pray, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at it

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<v Speaker 1>together today. And Lord, as we look at this portion

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<v Speaker 1>of Scripture, we're reminded that we have multiple options that

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<v Speaker 1>are set before us. We can choose to walk on

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<v Speaker 1>the path of wisdom, which comes through faith in your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ. Or we can select the path of folly,

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<v Speaker 1>which comes after placing our faith in our own selves

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<v Speaker 1>or adopting the worldview of this earth as our own. Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>We know that your desire is that we trust in

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<v Speaker 1>and follow your son, Jesus Christ, and that the gift

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<v Speaker 1>of wisdom is shared with all who trust in him.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're grateful, Lord for the gift that you bless

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<v Speaker 1>us with, and we're grateful for the privilege to walk

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<v Speaker 1>with you daily. We commit this day to your care,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thank you for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.