WEBVTT - Proverbs 19

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>John Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter nineteen, and

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. Better to

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<v Speaker 1>be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

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<v Speaker 1>Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. Haste makes mistakes. People

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<v Speaker 1>ruin their lives by their own foolishness, and they are

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<v Speaker 1>angry at the lord. Wealth makes many friends, poverty drives

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<v Speaker 1>them all away. A false witness will not go unpunished,

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<v Speaker 1>nor will a liar escape. Many seek favors from a ruler.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts.

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<v Speaker 1>The relatives of the poor despise them, how much more

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<v Speaker 1>will their friends avoid them, Though the poor plead with them,

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<v Speaker 1>their friends are gone. To acquire wisdom is to love yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>People who cherish understanding will prosper. A false witness will

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<v Speaker 1>not go unpunished, and a liar will be destroyed. It

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<v Speaker 1>isn't right for a fool to live in luxury, or

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<v Speaker 1>for a slave to rule over princes sensible people control

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<v Speaker 1>their temper. They earn respect by overlooking wrongs. The king's

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<v Speaker 1>anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is

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<v Speaker 1>like dew on the grass. A foolish child is a

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<v Speaker 1>calamity to a father. A quarrelsome wife is as annoying

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<v Speaker 1>as constant dripping. Fathers can give their sons an inheritance

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<v Speaker 1>of houses and wealth, but only the Lord can give

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<v Speaker 1>an understanding wife. Lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves

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<v Speaker 1>them hungry. Keep the commandments and keep your life. Despising

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<v Speaker 1>them leads to death. If you help the poor, you

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<v Speaker 1>are lending to the Lord, and he will repay you.

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<v Speaker 1>Discipline your children while there is hope, otherwise you will

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<v Speaker 1>ruin their lives. Hot tempered people must pay the penalty.

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<v Speaker 1>If you rescue them once, you will have to do

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<v Speaker 1>it again. Get all the advice and instruction you can,

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<v Speaker 1>so you will be wise the rest of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail.

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<v Speaker 1>Loyalty makes a person attractive. It is better to be

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<v Speaker 1>poor than dishonest. Fear of the Lord leads to life,

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<v Speaker 1>bringing secure and protection from harm. Lazy people take food

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<v Speaker 1>in their hand but don't even lift it to their mouth.

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<v Speaker 1>If you punish a mocker, the simple minded will learn

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<v Speaker 1>a lesson. If you correct the wise, they will be

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<v Speaker 1>all the wiser. Children who mistreat their father or chase

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<v Speaker 1>away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace.

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<v Speaker 1>If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will

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<v Speaker 1>turn your back on knowledge. A corrupt witness makes a

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<v Speaker 1>mockery of justice. The mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.

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<v Speaker 1>Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools

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<v Speaker 1>are made to be beaten. Let's pray, Lord, we thank

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

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<v Speaker 1>privilege of being able to look at this section of

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<v Speaker 1>the Book of Proverbs today, as you continually pour wim

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom into our minds and into our hearts, and you

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<v Speaker 1>help us to understand what it means to fully devote

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves to following you. Lord. We're grateful for the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that through faith in your son Jesus Christ, we're granted wisdom.

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<v Speaker 1>And we're grateful, Lord for the fact that when we

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<v Speaker 1>look at your word, you show us how to practically

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<v Speaker 1>apply the counsel that you're giving to us in all kinds.

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<v Speaker 1>Of circumstances. Lord, help us not to be foolish people

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<v Speaker 1>who go in a faithless direction. But Lord, rather we

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<v Speaker 1>pray that we would be people who trust in your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ, and walk by faith each and every

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<v Speaker 1>day and readily accept the wisdom that you seek to

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<v Speaker 1>pour into our lives. We love you, Lord, We thank

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

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us today. And we commit this day to

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<v Speaker 1>your care and pray this all in Jesus's name. Amen.