Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000625
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00:15 Hello and Welcome to His Words Are Life.
00:18 I am Kelly Mower and today we'll be reading 00:20 together in the book of proverbs but first 00:23 let's pray. Dear heavenly Father, please be 00:27 with each of us now. Wherever we are 00:30 tune off the noise and the distraction of 00:34 our lives that would cause us to miss the full 00:38 blessing that you have for us in these words. 00:40 Please send your Holy Spirit, to give us deeper 00:43 understanding so we may serve you better. 00:46 We love you so much and thank you 00:48 for loving us. In Jesus name I pray, amen. 00:53 Reading from the book of proverbs beginning 00:55 the chapter 24 verse 1 and this 00:58 is the King James Version. 01:01 Be not thou envious against evil men, 01:05 neither desire to be with them. 01:07 For their heart studieth destruction, 01:09 and their lips talk of mischief. 01:11 Through wisdom is an house builded; 01:14 and by understanding it is established: 01:17 And by knowledge shall the chambers 01:20 be filled with all precious 01:21 and pleasant riches. 01:23 A wise man is strong; yea, 01:26 a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 01:29 For by wise counsel thou shalt make 01:32 thy war: and in multitude of 01:34 counsellors there is safety. 01:37 Wisdom is too high for a fool: 01:39 he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 01:42 He that deviseth to do evil shall 01:45 be called a mischievous person. 01:47 The thought of foolishness is sin: 01:49 and the scorner is an abomination to men. 01:54 If thou faint in the day of adversity, 01:56 thy strength is small. 01:58 If thou forbear to deliver them that are 02:01 drawn unto death, and those 02:03 that are ready to be slain; 02:04 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; 02:07 doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? 02:12 and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not 02:15 he know it? and shall not he render 02:17 to every man according to his works? 02:20 My son, eat thou honey, because it 02:23 is good; and the honeycomb, 02:25 which is sweet to thy taste: 02:28 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto 02:30 thy soul: when thou hast found it, 02:33 then there shall be a reward, 02:34 and thy expectation shall not be cut off. 02:38 Lay not wait, O wicked man, 02:40 against the dwelling of the righteous; 02:42 spoil not his resting place: 02:45 For a just man falleth seven times, 02:48 and riseth up again: but the wicked 02:51 shall fall into mischief. 02:53 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, 02:55 and let not thine heart be glad 02:57 when he stumbleth: 02:58 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, 03:01 and he turn away his wrath from him. 03:04 Fret not thyself because of evil men, 03:07 neither be thou envious at the wicked: 03:11 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; 03:14 the candle of the wicked shall be put out. 03:17 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: 03:21 and meddle not with them that are given to change: 03:24 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; 03:26 and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 03:29 These things also belong to the wise. 03:31 It is not good to have respect 03:34 of persons in judgment. 03:36 He that saith unto the wicked, 03:37 Thou are righteous; 03:39 him shall the people curse, 03:41 nations shall abhor him: 03:43 But to them that rebuke him shall 03:45 be delight, and a good blessing 03:47 shall come upon them. 03:49 Every man shall kiss his lips 03:50 that giveth a right answer. 03:53 Prepare thy work without, 03:54 and make it fit for thyself in the field; 03:57 and afterwards build thine house. 04:00 Be not a witness against thy neighbour 04:02 without cause; 04:04 and deceive not with thy lips. 04:08 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath 04:11 done to me: I will render to 04:13 the man according to his work. 04:16 I went by the field of the slothful, 04:18 and by the vineyard of the man 04:19 void of understanding; 04:20 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, 04:23 and nettles had covered the face thereof, 04:26 and the stone wall thereof 04:27 was broken down. 04:28 Then I saw, and considered it well: 04:31 I looked upon it, and received instruction. 04:36 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, 04:38 a little folding of the hands to sleep: 04:41 So shall thy poverty come as one that 04:43 travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. 04:48 Proverbs chapter 25 and this 04:50 is the King James Version. 04:52 These are also proverbs of Solomon, 04:54 which the men of Hezekiah 04:56 king of Judah copied out. 04:58 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: 05:01 but the honour of kings is 05:02 to search out a matter. 05:05 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, 05:09 and the heart of kings is unsearchable. 05:12 Take away the dross from the silver, 05:15 and there shall come forth 05:16 a vessel for the finer. 05:18 Take away the wicked from before the king, 05:20 and his throne shall be 05:22 established in righteousness. 05:24 Put not forth thyself in the presence 05:26 of the king, and stand not 05:28 in the place of great men: 05:30 For better it is that it be said unto thee, 05:33 Come up hither; than that thou shouldest 05:36 be put lower in the presence of the prince 05:38 whom thine eyes have seen. 05:40 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know 05:45 not what to do in the end thereof, 05:46 when thy neighbour hath 05:48 put thee to shame. 05:50 Debate thy cause with thy 05:52 neighbour himself; 05:53 and discover not a secret to another: 05:55 Lest he that heareth it put thee 05:57 to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. 06:03 A word fitly spoken is like apples 06:06 of gold in pictures of silver. 06:11 As an earring of gold, and an ornament 06:13 of fine gold, so is a wise reprover 06:17 upon an obedient ear. 06:20 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, 06:22 so is a faithful messenger to them 06:25 that send him: for he refresheth 06:26 the soul of his masters. 06:29 Whoso boasteth himself of 06:31 a false gift is like clouds 06:34 and wind without rain. 06:37 By long forbearing is a prince 06:39 persuaded, and a soft 06:41 tongue breaketh the bone. 06:44 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is 06:48 sufficient for thee, lest thou be 06:51 filled therewith, and vomit it. 06:53 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's 06:56 house; lest he be weary of thee, 06:58 and so hate thee. 07:00 A man that beareth false witness against 07:02 his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, 07:04 and a sharp arrow. 07:06 Confidence in an unfaithful man 07:09 in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, 07:11 and a foot out of joint. 07:14 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, 07:17 and as vinegar upon nitre, 07:21 so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 07:25 If thine enemy be hungry, 07:27 give him bread to eat; 07:29 and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 07:32 For thou shalt heap coals of fire 07:34 upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. 07:38 The north wind driveth away rain: 07:40 so doth an angry countenance 07:42 a backbiting tongue. 07:45 It is better to dwell in the 07:46 corner of the housetop, 07:47 than with a brawling woman 07:48 and in a wide house. 07:51 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, 07:53 so is good news from a far country. 07:55 A righteous man falling down before 07:59 the wicked is as a troubled fountain, 08:01 and a corrupt spring. 08:03 It is not good to eat much honey: 08:06 so for men to search their 08:08 own glory is not glory. 08:11 He that hath no rule over his own spirit 08:13 is like a city that is broken down, 08:16 and without walls. 08:18 Reading from Proverbs chapter 26 08:20 and this is the King James Version. 08:23 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, 08:27 so honour is not seemly for a fool. 08:30 As the bird by wandering, 08:32 as the swallow by flying, 08:33 so the curse causeless shall not come. 08:38 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, 08:41 and a rod for the fool's back. 08:45 Answer not a fool according to his folly, 08:48 lest thou also be like unto him. 08:51 Answer a fool according to his folly, 08:53 lest he be wise in his own conceit. 08:56 He that sendeth a message by the hand 08:58 of a fool cutteth off the feet, 09:00 and drinketh damage. 09:02 The legs of the lame are not equal: 09:05 so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 09:08 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, 09:10 so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 09:13 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, 09:16 so is a parable in the mouths of fools. 09:19 The great God that formed all things both 09:22 rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. 09:25 As a dog returneth to his vomit, 09:28 so a fool returneth to his folly. 09:32 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? 09:36 there is more hope of a fool than of him. 09:40 The slothful man saith, 09:42 There is a lion in the way; 09:43 a lion is in the streets. 09:45 As the door turneth upon his hinges, 09:47 so doth the slothful upon his bed. 09:51 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; 09:53 it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 09:57 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit 09:59 than seven men that can render a reason. 10:03 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife 10:06 belonging not to him, 10:09 is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 10:11 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, 10:15 arrows, and death, 10:16 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, 10:17 and saith, Am not I in sport? 10:21 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: 10:25 so where there is no talebearer, 10:27 the strife ceaseth. 10:29 As coals are to burning coals, 10:32 and wood to fire; so is a contentious 10:34 man to kindle strife. 10:37 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, 10:40 and they go down into the innermost 10:42 parts of the belly. 10:44 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like 10:47 a potsherd covered with silver dross. 10:51 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, 10:54 and layeth up deceit within him; 10:57 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: 11:00 for there are seven abominations in his heart. 11:03 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, 11:05 his wickedness shall be shewed 11:06 before the whole congregation. 11:08 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: 11:12 and he that rolleth a stone, 11:15 it will return upon him. 11:18 A lying tongue hateth those that are 11:20 afflicted by it; 11:22 and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. 11:27 Proverbs chapter 27 11:29 and this is the King James Version. 11:32 Boast not thyself of to morrow; 11:35 for thou knowest not 11:37 what a day may bring forth. 11:39 Let another man praise thee, 11:41 and not thine own mouth; 11:43 a stranger, and not thine own lips. 11:46 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; 11:49 but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 11:54 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; 11:56 but who is able to stand before envy? 12:00 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 12:03 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; 12:05 but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 12:08 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; 12:11 but to the hungry soul 12:12 every bitter thing is sweet. 12:15 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, 12:17 so is a man that wandereth from his place. 12:21 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: 12:24 so doth the sweetness of a man's 12:26 friend by hearty counsel. 12:29 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, 12:31 forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house 12:34 in the day of thy calamity: 12:35 for better is a neighbour 12:36 that is near than a brother far off. 12:39 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, 12:42 that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 12:45 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, 12:47 and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, 12:51 and are punished. 12:52 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, 12:56 and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 12:59 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, 13:02 rising early in the morning, 13:04 it shall be counted a curse to him. 13:07 A continual dropping in a very rainy day 13:10 and a contentious woman are alike. 13:12 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, 13:16 and the ointment of his right hand, 13:17 which bewrayeth itself. 13:20 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth 13:24 the countenance of his friend. 13:27 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat 13:29 the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth 13:32 on his master shall be honoured. 13:35 As in water face answereth to face, 13:39 so the heart of man to man. 13:43 Hell and destruction are never full; 13:46 so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 13:49 As the fining pot for silver, 13:51 and the furnace for gold; 13:52 so is a man to his praise. 13:56 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar 13:59 among wheat with a pestle, 14:00 yet will not his foolishness 14:02 depart from him. 14:04 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, 14:08 and look well to thy herds. 14:10 For riches are not for ever: 14:11 and doth the crown endure to every generation? 14:15 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass 14:17 sheweth itself, and herbs of the 14:18 mountains are gathered. 14:20 The lambs are for thy clothing, 14:23 and the goats are the price of the field. 14:26 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough 14:28 for thy food, for the food of thy household, 14:31 and for the maintenance for thy maidens. 14:34 Please join me again next time to continue 14:36 reading the proverbs together. 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Revised 2014-12-17