WEBVTT 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:09.640 in a year. Today's reading is from Proverbs chapters 00:00:09.640 --> 00:00:14.419 10 through 12. Chapter 10 The Proverbs of Solomon 00:00:14.419 --> 00:00:18.120 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish 00:00:18.120 --> 00:00:20.960 son is the grief of his mother. Treasures of 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:23.100 wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness 00:00:23.100 --> 00:00:26.000 delivers from death. The Lord will not allow 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:28.600 the righteous soul to famish, but he casts away 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:31.320 the desire of the wicked. He who has a slack 00:00:31.320 --> 00:00:34.039 hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent 00:00:34.039 --> 00:00:37.539 makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a wise 00:00:37.539 --> 00:00:40.560 son. He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes 00:00:40.560 --> 00:00:43.579 shame. Blessings are on the head of the righteous, 00:00:43.820 --> 00:00:45.899 but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:48.979 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the 00:00:48.979 --> 00:00:51.880 name of the wicked will rot. The wise in heart 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:54.619 will receive commands, but a prating fool will 00:00:54.619 --> 00:00:57.579 fall. He who walks with integrity walks securely. 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:00.640 but he who perverts his ways will become known. 00:01:00.939 --> 00:01:03.820 He who winks with the eye causes trouble, but 00:01:03.820 --> 00:01:06.859 a prating fool will fall. The mouth of the righteous 00:01:06.859 --> 00:01:09.980 is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth 00:01:09.980 --> 00:01:13.480 of the wicked. Hatred stirs up strife, but love 00:01:13.480 --> 00:01:16.719 covers all sins. Wisdom is found on the lips 00:01:16.719 --> 00:01:20.000 of him who has understanding, but a rod is for 00:01:20.000 --> 00:01:22.280 the back of him who is devoid of understanding. 00:01:22.780 --> 00:01:25.060 Wise people store up knowledge, but the mouth 00:01:25.060 --> 00:01:27.489 of the foolish is near destruction. The rich 00:01:27.489 --> 00:01:30.049 man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction 00:01:30.049 --> 00:01:32.989 of the poor is their poverty. The labor of the 00:01:32.989 --> 00:01:35.670 righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked 00:01:35.670 --> 00:01:38.750 to sin. He who keeps instruction is in the way 00:01:38.750 --> 00:01:42.129 of life, but he who refuses correction goes astray. 00:01:42.590 --> 00:01:46.250 Whoever hides hatred has lying lips, and whoever 00:01:46.250 --> 00:01:49.569 spreads slander is a fool. In the multitude of 00:01:49.569 --> 00:01:52.590 words, sin is not lacking, but he who restrains 00:01:52.590 --> 00:01:55.069 his lips is wise. The tongue of the righteous 00:01:55.069 --> 00:01:57.650 is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is 00:01:57.650 --> 00:02:00.290 worth little. The lips of the righteous feed 00:02:00.290 --> 00:02:04.109 many, but fools die for lack of wisdom. The blessing 00:02:04.109 --> 00:02:07.370 of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow 00:02:07.370 --> 00:02:10.770 with it. To do evil is like sport to a fool, 00:02:10.909 --> 00:02:13.810 but a man of understanding has wisdom. The fear 00:02:13.810 --> 00:02:16.090 of the wicked will come upon him, and the desire 00:02:16.090 --> 00:02:19.090 of the righteous will be granted. When the whirlwind 00:02:19.090 --> 00:02:22.090 passes by, the wicked is no more, but the righteous 00:02:22.090 --> 00:02:24.919 has an everlasting foundation. As vinegar to 00:02:24.919 --> 00:02:27.659 the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the lazy 00:02:27.659 --> 00:02:30.379 man to those who send him. The fear of the Lord 00:02:30.379 --> 00:02:33.599 prolongs days, and the years of the wicked will 00:02:33.599 --> 00:02:36.080 be shortened. The hope of the righteous will 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:38.500 be gladness, but the expectation of the wicked 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:41.199 will perish. The way of the Lord is strength 00:02:41.199 --> 00:02:43.740 for the upright, but destruction will come to 00:02:43.740 --> 00:02:46.419 the workers of iniquity. The righteous will never 00:02:46.419 --> 00:02:48.979 be removed, but the wicked will not inhabit the 00:02:48.979 --> 00:02:51.699 earth. The mouth of the righteous brings forth 00:02:51.699 --> 00:02:54.610 wisdom. but the perverse tongue will be cut out. 00:02:54.930 --> 00:02:57.969 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, 00:02:58.229 --> 00:03:00.969 but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. 00:03:03.330 --> 00:03:12.509 When pride comes, then comes shame, but with 00:03:12.509 --> 00:03:15.530 the humble is vision. The integrity of the upright 00:03:15.530 --> 00:03:18.610 will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful 00:03:18.610 --> 00:03:21.520 will destroy them. Riches do not profit in the 00:03:21.520 --> 00:03:23.879 day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:26.360 death. The righteousness of the blameless will 00:03:26.360 --> 00:03:29.259 direct his way aright, but the wicked will fall 00:03:29.259 --> 00:03:32.000 by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:34.340 upright will deliver them, but the unfaithful 00:03:34.340 --> 00:03:37.280 will be caught by their own lust. When a wicked 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:40.099 man dies, his expectation will perish, and the 00:03:40.099 --> 00:03:43.219 hope of the unjust perishes. The righteous is 00:03:43.219 --> 00:03:45.439 delivered from trouble, and he comes to the wicked 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:48.439 instead. The hypocrite with his mouth destroys 00:03:48.439 --> 00:03:50.840 his neighbor. but through knowledge the righteous 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:53.539 will be delivered. When it goes well with the 00:03:53.539 --> 00:03:56.159 righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked 00:03:56.159 --> 00:03:59.000 perish, there is jubilation. By the blessing 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:01.780 of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is 00:04:01.780 --> 00:04:04.539 overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. He who 00:04:04.539 --> 00:04:07.400 is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor, but 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:10.719 a man of understanding holds his peace. A tale 00:04:10.719 --> 00:04:14.099 -bearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful 00:04:14.099 --> 00:04:17.459 spirit conceals a matter. Where there is no counsel, 00:04:17.620 --> 00:04:20.220 the people fall. but in a multitude of counselors 00:04:20.220 --> 00:04:23.939 there is safety. He who is surety for a stranger 00:04:23.939 --> 00:04:27.240 will suffer, but one who hates being surety is 00:04:27.240 --> 00:04:30.360 secure. A gracious woman retains honor, but ruthless 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:33.899 men retain riches. The merciful man does good 00:04:33.899 --> 00:04:36.540 for his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles 00:04:36.540 --> 00:04:39.699 his own flesh. The wicked man does deceptive 00:04:39.699 --> 00:04:42.540 work, but he who sows righteousness will have 00:04:42.540 --> 00:04:45.600 a sure reward. As righteousness leads to life, 00:04:45.759 --> 00:04:48.579 so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own 00:04:48.579 --> 00:04:51.920 death. Those who are of a perverse heart are 00:04:51.920 --> 00:04:54.199 an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:57.540 in their ways are his delight. Though they join 00:04:57.540 --> 00:05:00.199 forces, the wicked will not go unpunished, but 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:02.379 the posterity of the righteous will be delivered. 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:06.240 As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a 00:05:06.240 --> 00:05:09.160 lovely woman who lacks discretion. The desire 00:05:09.160 --> 00:05:11.399 of the righteous is only good, but the expectation 00:05:11.399 --> 00:05:14.540 of the wicked is wrath. There is one who scatters, 00:05:14.540 --> 00:05:17.620 yet increases more. And there is one who withholds 00:05:17.620 --> 00:05:20.439 more than is right, but it leads to poverty. 00:05:20.779 --> 00:05:23.500 The generous soul will be made rich, and he who 00:05:23.500 --> 00:05:26.399 waters will also be watered himself. The people 00:05:26.399 --> 00:05:29.100 will curse him who withholds grain, but blessing 00:05:29.100 --> 00:05:31.800 will be on the head of him who sells it. He who 00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:34.740 earnestly seeks good finds favor, but trouble 00:05:34.740 --> 00:05:37.480 will come to him who seeks evil. He who trusts 00:05:37.480 --> 00:05:40.180 in his riches will fall, but the righteous will 00:05:40.180 --> 00:05:43.079 flourish like foliage. He who troubles his own 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:45.379 house will inherit the wind, and the fool will 00:05:45.379 --> 00:05:48.439 be servant to the wise of heart. The fruit of 00:05:48.439 --> 00:05:51.459 the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins 00:05:51.459 --> 00:05:55.540 souls is wise. If the righteous will be recompensed 00:05:55.540 --> 00:05:58.939 on the earth, how much more the ungodly and the 00:05:58.939 --> 00:06:03.480 sinner. Chapter 12 Whoever loves instruction 00:06:03.480 --> 00:06:05.779 loves knowledge, but he who hates correction 00:06:05.779 --> 00:06:08.939 is stupid. A good man obtains favor from the 00:06:08.939 --> 00:06:11.560 Lord. but a man of wicked intentions he will 00:06:11.560 --> 00:06:14.500 condemn. A man is not established by wickedness, 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:16.879 but the root of the righteous cannot be moved. 00:06:17.259 --> 00:06:19.699 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:23.339 but she who causes shame is like rottenness in 00:06:23.339 --> 00:06:25.500 his bones. The thoughts of the righteous are 00:06:25.500 --> 00:06:28.120 right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful. 00:06:28.300 --> 00:06:30.779 The words of the wicked are, Lie in wait for 00:06:30.779 --> 00:06:33.160 blood, but the mouth of the upright will deliver 00:06:33.160 --> 00:06:36.019 them. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.980 but the house of the righteous will stand. a 00:06:38.980 --> 00:06:41.079 man will be commended according to his wisdom 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:44.379 but he who is of a perverse heart will be despised 00:06:44.379 --> 00:06:47.959 better is the one who is slighted but has a servant 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:51.300 than he who honors himself but lacks bread a 00:06:51.300 --> 00:06:53.439 righteous man regards the life of his animal 00:06:53.439 --> 00:06:56.199 but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel 00:06:56.199 --> 00:06:58.959 he who tills his land will be satisfied with 00:06:58.959 --> 00:07:01.899 bread but he who follows frivolity is devoid 00:07:01.899 --> 00:07:05.079 of understanding the wicked covet the catch of 00:07:05.079 --> 00:07:07.790 evil men but the root of the righteous yields 00:07:07.790 --> 00:07:11.110 fruit. The wicked is ensnared by the transgression 00:07:11.110 --> 00:07:13.430 of his lips, but the righteous will come through 00:07:13.430 --> 00:07:16.610 trouble. A man will be satisfied with good by 00:07:16.610 --> 00:07:19.189 the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of 00:07:19.189 --> 00:07:22.290 a man's hands will be rendered to him. The way 00:07:22.290 --> 00:07:24.949 of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who 00:07:24.949 --> 00:07:28.889 heeds counsel is wise. A fool's wrath is known 00:07:28.889 --> 00:07:32.810 at once, but a prudent man covers shame. He who 00:07:32.810 --> 00:07:35.800 speaks truth declares righteousness. but a false 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:38.920 witness, deceit. There is one who speaks like 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:41.399 the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:44.699 wise promotes health. The truthful lip shall 00:07:44.699 --> 00:07:47.480 be established forever, but a lying tongue is 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:50.540 but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of those 00:07:50.540 --> 00:07:53.339 who devise evil, but counselors of peace have 00:07:53.339 --> 00:07:56.480 joy. No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:59.819 but the wicked shall be filled with evil. Lying 00:07:59.819 --> 00:08:02.480 lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those 00:08:02.480 --> 00:08:05.529 who deal truthfully are His delight. a prudent 00:08:05.529 --> 00:08:07.990 man conceals knowledge but the heart of fools 00:08:07.990 --> 00:08:10.970 proclaims foolishness the hand of the diligent 00:08:10.970 --> 00:08:14.129 will rule but the lazy man will be put to forced 00:08:14.129 --> 00:08:17.149 labor anxiety in the heart of man causes depression 00:08:17.149 --> 00:08:20.730 but a good word makes it glad the righteous should 00:08:20.730 --> 00:08:22.970 choose his friends carefully for the way of the 00:08:22.970 --> 00:08:26.149 wicked leads them astray the lazy man does not 00:08:26.149 --> 00:08:29.170 roast what he took in hunting but diligence is 00:08:29.170 --> 00:08:32.190 man's precious possession in the way of righteousness 00:08:32.190 --> 00:08:41.139 is life and in its path there is no death. I 00:08:41.139 --> 00:08:43.000 hope you enjoyed today's reading as much as I 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:45.259 did, and I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow 00:08:45.259 --> 00:08:47.779 to continue on our journey. God bless you and 00:08:47.779 --> 00:08:48.460 have a great day.