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Speaker 1: You're listening to the chapter a Day Audio Bible. I'm
Speaker 1: John Stangey, and today we're in Proverbs chapter thirteen and
Speaker 1: will be reading from the New English translation. A wise
Speaker 1: son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not
Speaker 1: listen to rebuke from the fruit of his speech. A
Speaker 1: person eats good things, but the faithless desire the fruit
Speaker 1: of violence. The one who guards his words guards his life,
Speaker 1: but whoever is talkative will come to ruin. The appetite
Speaker 1: of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire
Speaker 1: of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied. The righteous person
Speaker 1: hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.
Speaker 1: Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness
Speaker 1: overthrows the sinner. There is one who pretends to be
Speaker 1: rich and yet has nothing. Another pretends to be poor
Speaker 1: and yet possesses great wealth. The ransom of a person's
Speaker 1: life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.
Speaker 1: The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp
Speaker 1: of the wicked goes out. With pride comes only contention,
Speaker 1: But wisdom is with the well advised. Wealth gained quickly
Speaker 1: will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little
Speaker 1: by little will become rich. Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
Speaker 1: but a longing full thing is like a tree of life.
Speaker 1: The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but
Speaker 1: whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded. Instruction from the wise
Speaker 1: is like a life giving fountain. To turn a person
Speaker 1: from deadly snares keen insight wins favor, but the conduct
Speaker 1: of the unfaithful is harsh. Every shrewd person acts with knowledge,
Speaker 1: but a fool displays his folly. An unreliable messenger falls
Speaker 1: into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. The one
Speaker 1: who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but
Speaker 1: the one who accepts reproof is honored. A desire fulfilled
Speaker 1: is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away
Speaker 1: from evil. One who associates with the wise grows wise,
Speaker 1: but a companion of fools suffers harm. Calamity pursues sinners,
Speaker 1: but Prosperity rewards the righteous. A benevolent person leaves an
Speaker 1: inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner
Speaker 1: is stored up for the righteous. There is abundant food
Speaker 1: in the field of the poor, but it is swept
Speaker 1: away by injustice. The one who spares his rod hates
Speaker 1: his child, but the one who loves his child is
Speaker 1: diligent in disciplining him. The righteous has enough food to
Speaker 1: satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked lacks food.
Speaker 1: Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for your word, and
Speaker 1: we thank you for the privilege of being able to
Speaker 1: look at this portion of Scripture today. Thank you, Lord,
Speaker 1: for the counsel that you give to us here of
Speaker 1: being wise and faithful and diligent with all that you
Speaker 1: entrust to us. You encourage us to live righteously. You
Speaker 1: encourage us to be good stewards of the things that
Speaker 1: you pass on to us, so that we can pass
Speaker 1: them along to our children and our grandchildren. And again, Lord,
Speaker 1: none of these things can be accomplished in our own strength.
Speaker 1: We need the strength that is supplied to us through
Speaker 1: faith in your son Jesus Christ, to be able to
Speaker 1: walk in a way that's worthy of the calling that
Speaker 1: You've placed on our lives. So Lord, we pray that
Speaker 1: we would never rely on our own wisdom, and never
Speaker 1: rely on our own counsel, but that we would seek
Speaker 1: counsel from you, and that we would seek counsel from
Speaker 1: those that you have given wisdom to, and that we
Speaker 1: would apply the truth that You've passed along to us
Speaker 1: to all areas of our lives, and that we would
Speaker 1: walk faithfully as men and women who trust in your Son,
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ. Thank you, Lord for your goodness, thank you
Speaker 1: for your love, and thank you Lord for giving us
Speaker 1: the counsel of you, your scriptures, and likewise the indwelling
Speaker 1: presence of your Holy Spirit. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,