WEBVTT - Proverbs 13

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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 thirteen and

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<v Speaker 1>will be reading from the New English translation. A wise

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<v Speaker 1>son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not

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<v Speaker 1>listen to rebuke from the fruit of his speech. A

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<v Speaker 1>person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit

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<v Speaker 1>of violence. The one who guards his words guards his life,

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<v Speaker 1>but whoever is talkative will come to ruin. The appetite

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<v Speaker 1>of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire

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<v Speaker 1>of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. The righteous person

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<v Speaker 1>hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

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<v Speaker 1>Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness

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<v Speaker 1>overthrows the sinner. There is one who pretends to be

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<v Speaker 1>rich and yet has nothing. Another pretends to be poor

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<v Speaker 1>and yet possesses great wealth. The ransom of a person's

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<v Speaker 1>life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

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<v Speaker 1>The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp

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<v Speaker 1>of the wicked goes out. With pride comes only contention,

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<v Speaker 1>But wisdom is with the well advised. Wealth gained quickly

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<v Speaker 1>will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little

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<v Speaker 1>by little will become rich. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

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<v Speaker 1>but a longing full thing is like a tree of life.

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<v Speaker 1>The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but

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<v Speaker 1>whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded. Instruction from the wise

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<v Speaker 1>is like a life giving fountain. To turn a person

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<v Speaker 1>from deadly snares keen insight wins favor, but the conduct

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<v Speaker 1>of the unfaithful is harsh. Every shrewd person acts with knowledge,

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<v Speaker 1>but a fool displays his folly. An unreliable messenger falls

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<v Speaker 1>into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. The one

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<v Speaker 1>who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but

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<v Speaker 1>the one who accepts reproof is honored. A desire fulfilled

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<v Speaker 1>is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away

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<v Speaker 1>from evil. One who associates with the wise grows wise,

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<v Speaker 1>but a companion of fools suffers harm. Calamity pursues sinners,

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<v Speaker 1>but Prosperity rewards the righteous. A benevolent person leaves an

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<v Speaker 1>inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner

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<v Speaker 1>is stored up for the righteous. There is abundant food

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<v Speaker 1>in the field of the poor, but it is swept

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<v Speaker 1>away by injustice. The one who spares his rod hates

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<v Speaker 1>his child, but the one who loves his child is

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<v Speaker 1>diligent in disciplining him. The righteous has enough food to

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<v Speaker 1>satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked lacks food.

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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 of being able to

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<v Speaker 1>look at this portion of Scripture today. Thank you, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>for the counsel that you give to us here of

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<v Speaker 1>being wise and faithful and diligent with all that you

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<v Speaker 1>entrust to us. You encourage us to live righteously. You

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<v Speaker 1>encourage us to be good stewards of the things that

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<v Speaker 1>you pass on to us, so that we can pass

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<v Speaker 1>them along to our children and our grandchildren. And again, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>none of these things can be accomplished in our own strength.

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<v Speaker 1>We need the strength that is supplied to us through

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<v Speaker 1>faith in your son Jesus Christ, to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>walk in a way that's worthy of the calling that

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<v Speaker 1>You've placed on our lives. So Lord, we pray that

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<v Speaker 1>we would never rely on our own wisdom, and never

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<v Speaker 1>rely on our own counsel, but that we would seek

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<v Speaker 1>counsel from you, and that we would seek counsel from

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<v Speaker 1>those that you have given wisdom to, and that we

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<v Speaker 1>would apply the truth that You've passed along to us

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<v Speaker 1>to all areas of our lives, and that we would

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<v Speaker 1>walk faithfully as men and women who trust in your Son,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ. Thank you, Lord for your goodness, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your love, and thank you Lord for giving us

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<v Speaker 1>the counsel of you, your scriptures, and likewise the indwelling

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<v Speaker 1>presence of your Holy Spirit. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,