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November 28 - Proverbs 18:19-24 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello. Hello, friends.
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  Happy Friday. That was awesome.
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  Yeah, we just discussed this and they had a plan and then I went
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  back into my original. Whatever.
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  Hello, friend. Good to have your company.
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  It's Friday. It's the 28th of November, which
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  Yvonne, it's your birthday. Happy birthday.
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  My birthday. And where would you rather be
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  than sitting in front of a microphone recording, right?
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  It's true. It's a privilege to read God's
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  word with you. So let's get stuck in.
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  Enough about my birthday. Let's get into some proverbs.
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  Happy birthday and yes, we are going to be finishing off the
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  18th chapter of the book of Proverbs, which is pretty
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  fantastic. So on your birthday, the gift
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  that God gives you as well as all the others is extra wisdom
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  in the form of these proverbs. And you can flex with your
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  wisdom today and you can make everyone wonder, my goodness,
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  this extra year of life, how to make you so smart.
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  And you can say. Because of the proverbs.
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  That was very well played. All right, let's read.
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  No more shenanigans. Let us read together Proverbs
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  1819 to 24. An offended friend is harder to
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  win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like
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  a gate locked with bars. Wise words satisfy like a good
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  meal. The right words bring
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  satisfaction. The tongue can bring death or
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  life. Those who love to talk will reap
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  the consequences. The man who finds a wife finds a
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  treasure and he receives favour from the Lord.
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  The poor plead for mercy. The rich answer with insults.
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  There are friends who destroy each other, but a real friend
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  sticks closer than a brother. And again.
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  An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city
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  argument. Separate friends, like a gate
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  locked with bars. Wise words satisfy like a good
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  meal. The right words bring
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  satisfaction. The tongue can bring death or
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  life. Those who love to talk will reap
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  the consequences. The man who finds a wife finds a
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  treasure and he receives favour from the Lord.
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  The poor plead for mercy. The rich answer with insults.
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  There are friends who destroy each other, but a real friend
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  sticks closer than a brother. Boy, there seems to be this kind
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  of reoccurring theme through this cluster of proverbs about
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  offending and hurting people with their words and how that's
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  so hard to come back from. Yes, our, our words have so much
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  impact. And I think it's just trying to
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  say it's so important that we choose our words and that we use
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  them for positive, that we just do something wise with those
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  words we say. Or even use less words right and
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  and listen rather than talk as much.
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  Yeah, so. True, our Holy Spirit, may you
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  be at the heart of everything that comes out of our mouth.
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  May we not use words that offend, but may we use words
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  that bring mercy, that bring life, that satisfy like a good
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  meal, that our words can bring us together, sticking close to
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  our friends and being there when they need us.
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  And Lord, when our words are not required, give us your wisdom to
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  be silent, to be still, and to listen.
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  Our Holy Spirit, may we bring your Kingdom evermore, a reality
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  in our world. We love you and we pray all of
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  this in your precious name, Amen.