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