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May 9 - Proverbs 12:15-21 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's Sean here and it's Friday.
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  Yes, it's the 9th of May. We've made it through another
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  week and I apologise if my perkiness is a bit much.
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  I listen to myself sometimes and I think, my goodness, Sean,
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  steady on there champ. You are.
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  You are full of rainbows and bubble gums and unicorns.
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  My goodness, just dial it back. Yeah, I'm not very good at
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  dialling it back. So sorry.
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  It's just how I roll. You can.
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  You can always skip forward 30 seconds and miss my perkiness
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  and catch me as I settle down. Ah, here you go.
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  See, just like that, I've settled down and we, we are
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  settling down into another day. Another day where we get to read
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  some proverbs and pull apart these fantastic little
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  observations of truth about the way the world works so that we
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  can hopefully become a little wiser each day that we spend in
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  the proverbs. So let's do that, friends.
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  Let us grab hold of this ancient wisdom and shine through its
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  lens into our day today as we read together Proverbs 12/15 to
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  21. Fools think their own way is
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  right, but the wise listen to others.
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  The fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to
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  others. A fool is quick tempered, but a
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  wise person stays calm when insulted.
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  A fool is quick tempered, but a wise person stays calm when
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  insulted. An honest witness tells the
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  truth. A false witness tells lies.
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  An honest witness tells the truth.
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  A false witness tells lies. Some people make cutting
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  remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.
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  Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the
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  wise bring healing. Truthful words stand the test of
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  time, but lies are soon exposed. Truthful words stand the test of
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  time, but lies are soon exposed. Deceit fills hearts that are
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  plotting evil. Joy fills hearts that are
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  planning peace. Deceit fills hearts that are
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  plotting evil. Joy fill hearts that are
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  planning peace. No harm comes to the godly, but
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  the wicked have their fill of trouble.
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  No harm comes to the godly, but the wicked have their fill of
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  trouble. Our Lord, we see only too
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  clearly that you value those who tell the truth, those who speak
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  with wisdom and honesty. But Lord, verse 20 tells us that
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  deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil, but it's joy, joy
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  that fills hearts that are planning peace.
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  Our Lord, we so often wish that we could find more joy in our
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  lives. And here you tell us that when
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  our hearts are planning for peace, when our hearts are
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  seeking reconciliation, when our hearts are moving toward
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  wholeness and calm, that's where we find joy.
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  So, Lord, help shift the destination of our plans, not
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  for greater prosperity, not for greater success, but for peace.
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  And as we work toward that peace in our lives, that wholeness,
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  that fullness in you, that's where we find joy that will fill
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  our heart. Thank you for the joy that we
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  have in you, for all that you've done for us and for all that we
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  are in You. So it's in that joy with joyful
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  hearts that we praise you and pray all of this in your
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  wonderful name, Jesus, Amen.