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Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're

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taking this journey together to read the Bible

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in a year. Today's reading is from Proverbs chapters

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13 through 15. Chapter 13 A wise son heeds his

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father's instruction, but a scoffer does not

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listen to rebuke. A man shall eat well by the

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fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the unfaithful

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feeds on violence. He who guards his mouth preserves

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his life, but he who opens wide his lips shall

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have destruction. The soul of a lazy man desires

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and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent

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shall be made rich. A righteous man hates lying,

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but a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

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Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,

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but wickedness overthrows the sinner. There's

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one who makes himself rich yet has nothing, and

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one who makes himself poor yet has great riches.

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The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but

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the poor does not hear rebuke. The light of the

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righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked

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will be put out. By pride comes nothing but strife,

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but with the well -advised is wisdom. Wealth

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gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but

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he who gathers by labor will increase. Hope deferred

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makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes

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it is a tree of life. He who despises the word

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will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment

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will be rewarded. The law of the wise is a fountain

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of life to turn one away from the snares of death.

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Good understanding gains favor, but the way of

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the unfaithful is hard. Every prudent man acts

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with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

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A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a

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faithful ambassador brings health. Poverty and

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shame will come to him who disdains correction.

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but he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

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A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, but

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it is an abomination to fools to depart from

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evil. He who walks with wise men will be wise,

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but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

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Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good

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shall be repaid. A good man leaves an inheritance

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to his children's children, but the wealth of

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the sinner is stored up for the righteous. Much

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food is in the fallow ground of the poor. and

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for lack of justice there is waste. He who spares

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his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines

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him promptly. The righteous eats to the satisfying

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of his soul, but the stomach of the wicked shall

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be in want. Chapter 14 The wise woman builds

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her house, but the foolish pulls it down with

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her hands. He who walks in his uprightness fears

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the Lord, but he who is perverse in his ways

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despises him. In the mouth of a fool is a rod

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of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve

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them. Where no oxen are, the trough is clean,

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but much increase comes by the strength of an

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ox. A faithful witness does not lie, but a false

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witness will utter lies. A scoffer seeks wisdom

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and does not find it, but knowledge is easy to

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him who understands. Go from the presence of

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a foolish man when you do not perceive in him

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the lips of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent

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is to understand his way, but the folly of fools

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is deceit. Fools mock at sin, but among the upright

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there is favor. The heart knows its own bitterness,

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and a stranger does not share its joy. The house

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of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent

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of the upright will flourish. There is a way

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that seems right to a man, but its end is the

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way of death. Even in laughter the heart may

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sorrow, and the end of mirth may be grief. The

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backslider in heart will be filled with his own

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ways, but a good man will be satisfied from above.

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The simple believes every word, but the prudent

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considers well his steps. A wise man fears and

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departs from evil, but a fool rages and is self

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-confident. A quick -tempered man acts foolishly,

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and a man of wicked intentions is hated. The

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simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned

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with knowledge. The evil will bow before the

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good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor,

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but the rich has many friends. He who despises

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his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the

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poor, happy is he. Do they not go astray who

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devise evil? But mercy and truth belong to those

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who devise good. In all labor there is profit,

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but idle chatter leads only to poverty. The crown

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of the wise is their riches. but the foolishness

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of fools is folly. A true witness delivers souls,

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but a deceitful witness speaks lies. In the fear

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of the Lord there is strong confidence, and his

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children will have a place of refuge. The fear

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of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one

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away from the snares of death. In a multitude

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of people is a king's honor, but in the lack

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of people is the downfall of a prince. He who

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is slow to wrath has great understanding, but

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he who is impulsive exalts folly. a sound heart

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is life to the body but envy is rottenness to

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the bones he who oppresses the poor reproaches

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his maker but he who honors him has mercy on

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the needy the wicked is banished in his wickedness

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but the righteous has a refuge in his death wisdom

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rests in the heart of him who has understanding

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but what is in the heart of fools is made known

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righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach

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to any people the king's favor is toward a wise

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servant but his wrath is against him who causes

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shame chapter 15 a soft answer turns away wrath

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but a harsh word stirs up anger the tongue of

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the wise uses knowledge rightly but the mouth

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of fools pours forth foolishness the eyes of

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the lord are in every place keeping watch on

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the evil and the good a wholesome tongue is a

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tree of life but perverseness in it breaks the

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spirit a fool despises his father's instruction

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but he who receives correction is prudent in

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the house of the righteous there is much treasure

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but in the revenue of the wicked is trouble the

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lips of the wise disperse knowledge but the heart

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of the fool does not do so the sacrifice of the

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wicked is an abomination to the lord but the

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prayer of the upright is his delight the way

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of the wicked is an abomination to the lord but

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he loves him who follows righteousness. Harsh

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discipline is for him who forsakes the way, and

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he who hates correction will die. Hell and destruction

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are before the Lord, so how much more the hearts

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of the sons of men. A scoffer does not love one

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who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.

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A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but

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by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

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The heart of him who has understanding seeks

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knowledge. but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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All the days of the afflicted are evil, but he

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who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.

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Better is a little with the fear of the Lord

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than great treasure with trouble. Better is a

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dinner of herbs where love is than a fatted calf

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with hatred. A wrathful man stirs up strife,

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but he who is slow to anger allays contention.

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The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,

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but the way of the upright is a highway. A wise

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son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises

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his mother. Folly is joy to him who is destitute

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of discernment, but a man of understanding walks

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uprightly. Without counsel plans go awry, but

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in the multitude of counselors they are established.

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A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, and

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a word spoken in due season how good it is. The

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way of life winds upward for the wise, that he

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may turn away from hell below. The Lord will

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destroy the house of the proud but he will establish

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the boundary of the widow. The thoughts of the

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wicked are an abomination to the Lord but the

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words of the pure are pleasant. He who is greedy

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for gain troubles his own house but he who hates

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bribes will live. The heart of the righteous

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studies how to answer but the mouth of the wicked

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pours forth evil. The Lord is far from the wicked

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but he hears the prayer of the righteous. The

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light of the eyes rejoices the heart. and a good

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report makes the bones healthy. The ear that

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hears the rebukes of life will abide among the

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wise. He who disdains instruction despises his

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own soul, but he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.

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The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom,

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and before honor is humility. I hope you enjoyed

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today's reading as much as I did. and I look

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forward to seeing you again tomorrow to continue

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on our journey. God bless you and have a great

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day.