WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:17.640 practical ways. Good morning, good morning, we talk do good moaning, 4 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:18.600 good moan to. 5 00:00:18.760 --> 00:00:19.960 You and you and you. 6 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:21.120 Wow. 7 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:22.920 Hey, that's a way to kick off on Monday. 8 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:26.039 That is fantastic. I mean, what better way to start 9 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:26.399 the week? 10 00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:28.839 You know what? I was just I'm wondering if there 11 00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:29.640 is one, Jeff. 12 00:00:29.440 --> 00:00:31.239 I don't think there is. I don't think there is. 13 00:00:31.800 --> 00:00:35.159 That is fabulous, fabulous, fabulous. 14 00:00:35.280 --> 00:00:37.240 Well, today we are, first of all, welcome to the 15 00:00:37.240 --> 00:00:39.799 Bible Guys, and today we're going to kick off with 16 00:00:39.840 --> 00:00:41.759 a segment the Desirae has been. 17 00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:42.920 By the way, this I. 18 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:46.799 Think is my favorite segment is I think so really 19 00:00:47.320 --> 00:00:49.240 I look forward to it, you know how, like you 20 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:49.719 wonder if it? 21 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:51.840 Well, let me ask you this, would you rather do it? 22 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:54.880 Would you rather? Or what made Chris mad this week? 23 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:57.479 I think I would rather do it? Would you rather? 24 00:00:57.679 --> 00:00:58.039 Okay? 25 00:00:58.119 --> 00:00:58.719 Wow? 26 00:00:58.840 --> 00:01:01.439 Yeah, Well there's there's an going for you. I'm feeling 27 00:01:01.479 --> 00:01:02.799 magnanimous and generous. 28 00:01:02.840 --> 00:01:04.599 By the way, the end of this week, it is 29 00:01:05.079 --> 00:01:08.359 U make christmad this week and I'm already ready it 30 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:12.159 happened days early. 31 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:15.840 You're ready, ready and rare in to go. Okay, well 32 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:16.400 here we go. 33 00:01:16.560 --> 00:01:18.400 All right, So would you rather I'll go the first one. 34 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:23.640 Would you rather rock an ugly Christmas sweater or wear 35 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:28.640 a company matching holiday pajamas for your family Christmas gathering? 36 00:01:30.280 --> 00:01:34.840 Family Christmas gathering? Is this extended family or. 37 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:36.239 Oh yeah, that's a great question. 38 00:01:36.599 --> 00:01:40.000 So maybe maybe it'll apply to your traditional family gathering. 39 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:42.519 So if you if you always get together with your 40 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:43.879 extended apply it to that. 41 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:48.200 Well, then I would rock an ugly Christmas sweater because. 42 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:49.799 That's what you do, you get together with your extended family. 43 00:01:49.879 --> 00:01:54.519 Yeah, yeah, so I would rather do the pajamas. 44 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:57.239 Yeah, I would imagine, Well, because it's because you're not 45 00:01:57.319 --> 00:01:59.599 doing the extended family. You're doing the no no. 46 00:01:59.359 --> 00:02:02.879 No, no, no, we go home? You'd rather do we 47 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:06.719 do like sixty people? Okay, it's huge, but yeah, I 48 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:08.080 would not rather do pajamas. 49 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:11.479 Okay. Would you rather build a snowman or have a 50 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:12.199 snowball fight? 51 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:16.000 Do you want to build a Hey? 52 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:19.199 I was in that village? Were the village that that 53 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:20.520 frozen was modeled after? 54 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:20.840 Yeah? 55 00:02:20.879 --> 00:02:23.360 Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's Hallstat in Austria. 56 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:24.039 No, way. 57 00:02:24.199 --> 00:02:27.759 Yeah, there's a little town square that's kind of off kilter, 58 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:30.599 it's not a square, you know, off kilter, and there's 59 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:32.400 a little statue in the middle and all this kind 60 00:02:32.439 --> 00:02:36.759 of stuff and yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, so everybody 61 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:39.560 wanted to get a picture. Yeah, and all the girls 62 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:40.919 were singing, do you want to be a snowman? 63 00:02:41.240 --> 00:02:44.759 Of course they were, of course they were, yeah, and 64 00:02:44.879 --> 00:02:47.560 probably let it go and yep, yeah, okay. 65 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:49.240 So would you rather build a snowman or have a 66 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:50.240 snowball fight? 67 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.759 That really depends on the company, right, yeah, but I'm 68 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:56.439 going to go for snowman. 69 00:02:57.159 --> 00:02:57.439 Wow. 70 00:02:57.680 --> 00:03:00.360 And here's the reason why, because it's it's been a 71 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:04.400 while since I've had a legitimate snowball fight. And obviously 72 00:03:04.439 --> 00:03:07.680 when you're you know, Grandpa age, you know, it's what 73 00:03:07.800 --> 00:03:08.560 you know, what's more. 74 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:10.319 You know, snowmatter sweet. 75 00:03:10.960 --> 00:03:13.680 You take the pictures, right, the memories, the whole thing, 76 00:03:14.159 --> 00:03:17.159 snowball fight. You're like, Okay, I gotta, I gotta, I 77 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:18.159 gotta take my advil. 78 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:20.520 Yep, right, I got a gear up for this. 79 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:23.520 So I would choose aball snowball fight ten times to 80 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:28.400 one overbuilding a snowman. So really, yeah, so my middle son, David, 81 00:03:28.759 --> 00:03:30.639 is that the artistry in me? Like I like I 82 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:33.520 probably to crafting, Yeah, crafting, and I'm not a crafter, 83 00:03:34.759 --> 00:03:38.080 but I do like the violence of a snowball fight. 84 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:42.039 So my middle son, David, he's an adult, grown up now, 85 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:46.000 but he was maybe a tween eleven, twelve, thirteen years 86 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:50.199 old somewhere in there, and he was kind of sick. 87 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:54.400 He isn't feeling well. Yeah, and we were walking into 88 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.639 a restaurant. I'm trying to cheer him up, and he's 89 00:03:56.680 --> 00:03:59.520 all sad, he's not feeling great. And so I just 90 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:02.680 made a slushy snowball and say hey David and through it, 91 00:04:03.039 --> 00:04:05.879 just expecting to dodge. He didn't dutch all right in 92 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:10.800 the face. I hit it hurt. It wasn't a hard snowball, 93 00:04:10.840 --> 00:04:13.719 but yeah, yeah, still it just makes everything worse. 94 00:04:14.240 --> 00:04:14.759 Last snow man. 95 00:04:14.840 --> 00:04:15.840 Oh wow, you got to show it? 96 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:17.839 Oh can you can you see that? 97 00:04:18.319 --> 00:04:18.639 Yes? 98 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:20.920 For those of you who are how wonderful on TV? 99 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:25.560 Can you put Zach go to just me, go to 100 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:27.319 the camera where it's just me? Can you do that 101 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:28.720 right there? 102 00:04:28.839 --> 00:04:29.040 Yeah? 103 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:31.360 Right, so if you're watching there it is, look how 104 00:04:31.399 --> 00:04:32.879 big it istory? 105 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:37.600 Good job, Chris yeah, it's easily seven feet tall. 106 00:04:37.720 --> 00:04:37.879 Yeah. 107 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:42.240 Yeah, yeah, and that was that was awesome. Yeah, good memories. 108 00:04:41.839 --> 00:04:42.600 It's fabulous. 109 00:04:42.720 --> 00:04:43.160 Yeah. 110 00:04:43.279 --> 00:04:45.639 Well, hitting your kid in the face with the snowball. 111 00:04:45.480 --> 00:04:47.959 Is also memories, right, I'm sure. 112 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:51.319 Okay, would you rather go I'm sorry, I'm skipping ahead. 113 00:04:51.480 --> 00:04:54.120 Would you rather go Christmas carolling or half people Christmas 114 00:04:54.120 --> 00:04:56.199 carol at your house for an extended period? 115 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:58.079 For an extended period? 116 00:04:58.120 --> 00:05:03.439 That's the vague, that's the thing extended. Well, so, so 117 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:06.480 you know more than the first verse, the field extended. 118 00:05:06.560 --> 00:05:09.439 There's only one thing worse than no Christmas carollers. You know, 119 00:05:09.600 --> 00:05:11.399 let's bad Christmas care. 120 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:13.120 That's true. That's right, that's true. 121 00:05:13.319 --> 00:05:16.519 So Christmas kalers are wonderful if they're awesome. 122 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:19.959 Really okay, have you ever had Christmas. 123 00:05:19.720 --> 00:05:21.879 Kalers at your house? Sure, when you were a kid, 124 00:05:22.199 --> 00:05:23.680 but nobody Christmas carols anymore? 125 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:23.879 No? 126 00:05:24.439 --> 00:05:27.480 Yeah, that's so sad, isn't it? What happened? 127 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.519 Some things just need to move on, stay off my lawn. Yeah, 128 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:33.399 I like Christmas carollers, like at Greenfield Village or something, 129 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:34.800 you know, old time village. 130 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:37.720 Did you just say some things have to move on? Yeah? Yeah, 131 00:05:37.759 --> 00:05:40.920 it's just you know what is wrong with what's. 132 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:43.519 Christmas carolers meant something? When you know you didn't have 133 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:46.040 all the records and now you've got iTunes, you could 134 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.439 just play like good music in your house. 135 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:53.279 That's why you think Christmas Carolyn came about because limited 136 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:54.120 access to music? 137 00:05:54.240 --> 00:05:55.120 Yeah? Yeah, I think so. 138 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:59.240 Oh my goodness, how about this? How about holiday cheer? 139 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:01.839 How about like goodwill toward man? 140 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:02.920 Well, I like holidays? 141 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:06.480 How about how about all the goodness that? By the way, 142 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:08.839 I just talked about this. When I as a kid, 143 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:12.000 I remember counting the number of houses that didn't have 144 00:06:12.079 --> 00:06:16.800 lights as opposed to every ten houses that are dark. 145 00:06:16.839 --> 00:06:20.439 You have one house that's litten nowtches. Yes, yeah, and 146 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.040 so dude, that has nothing to do with access to lighting. 147 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:25.759 Okay, I'm not saying it's okay. 148 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:27.399 You want to know what make Christmas this week? 149 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:31.319 That it's that just a lack of fondness for Christmas Caroling. 150 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:33.680 I like Christmas Carol, so don't get me wrong. I 151 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:35.800 like Christmas Carols. Just have somebody show up on my 152 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:40.240 porch and sing it me for twenty minutes is weird? Anyways, 153 00:06:40.319 --> 00:06:40.920 Let's keep going. 154 00:06:41.000 --> 00:06:45.519 Okay, Okay, number number four. Would you rather drink hot 155 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:47.079 cocoa or drink egg noo cocoa? 156 00:06:47.399 --> 00:06:48.319 Yeah, there's no doubt. 157 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:51.600 Would you rather have a white Christmas or get away 158 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:53.160 and enjoy a tropical Christmas? 159 00:06:53.240 --> 00:07:02.480 Oh you're gonna have to go tropical. 160 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:05.560 Here's the reason why, because it's not the tropical that 161 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:07.319 I like over the white. I like the white better, 162 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:11.120 but it is the getaway part. It says would you 163 00:07:11.199 --> 00:07:15.040 rather get away and enjoy? So that implies like. 164 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:18.639 I'd rather get away the day after Christmas? Oh, and 165 00:07:18.839 --> 00:07:24.000 just have Christmas at home. So you're definitely choosing Christmas. 166 00:07:25.240 --> 00:07:32.360 Dream. Yeah, I like to get away part. I see, 167 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:33.120 I did it one year. 168 00:07:33.600 --> 00:07:37.360 Actually, I actually traveled on Christmas Day and went down 169 00:07:37.399 --> 00:07:40.839 to Florida last year and we did the Christmas with 170 00:07:40.920 --> 00:07:43.680 the Cranks. I mentioned it I think before, and uh, 171 00:07:43.720 --> 00:07:44.800 it was wonderful. 172 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:47.160 So if you did that, would you take your kids 173 00:07:47.160 --> 00:07:47.399 with you? 174 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:48.160 Oh? 175 00:07:48.279 --> 00:07:51.000 Yeah, well that's perfect because this passage we're about to 176 00:07:51.040 --> 00:07:53.600 read talks about directing your children on the right path. 177 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:56.839 Nice and by the way, that wasn't even cheesy. 178 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:02.000 I should have tried that was maybe maybe So we 179 00:08:02.000 --> 00:08:04.680 should do is try try for some quality on this show. 180 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:07.560 Maybe maybe hey, imagine that new concept. 181 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:11.680 Yeah, okay, well, hey, we are in Proverbs chapter twenty two. 182 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:14.240 We're continuing on with the wisdom of Solomon. One of 183 00:08:14.319 --> 00:08:16.879 the reasons is Proverbs is my favorite book. And the 184 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:18.879 other reason is because death why And one of the 185 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:21.720 other reason is because desire just keeps assigning Proverbs to us. 186 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:25.240 That's the main reason why. It's just that you don't 187 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:26.040 mind it, because it's it. 188 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:26.480 I love it. 189 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:27.240 You're like, I love it. 190 00:08:27.279 --> 00:08:30.560 Yea. So we're going to read the first twenty nine 191 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:34.720 verses in Proverbs chapter twenty two, which is there's more 192 00:08:34.759 --> 00:08:37.039 than twenty nine verses. No, we're just gonna read the 193 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:40.919 first twenty nine and the only there's only twenty nine verses. Yes, 194 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:43.840 So here you go. It says, choose a good reputation 195 00:08:44.480 --> 00:08:48.120 over great riches. Being held in high esteem is better 196 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:50.879 than silver or gold. The rich and poor have this 197 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:54.240 in common. The Lord made them both. A prudent person 198 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:58.159 foresees danger and takes precautions. The simple goes blindly on 199 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:01.960 and suffers the consequences. True humility and fear of the 200 00:09:02.000 --> 00:09:05.720 Lord lead to riches, honor, and long life. Corrupt people 201 00:09:05.799 --> 00:09:09.759 walk a thorny, treacherous road. Whoever values life will avoid it. 202 00:09:10.600 --> 00:09:13.200 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they 203 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:15.960 are older, they'll not leave it. There you go seek, yeah, there. 204 00:09:15.960 --> 00:09:18.440 It is just as the rich rule the poor, so 205 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:21.840 the borrower is servant to the lender. Those who plant 206 00:09:21.919 --> 00:09:25.360 injustice will harvest disaster, and their reign of terror will 207 00:09:25.360 --> 00:09:28.440 come to an end. Blessed are those who are generous, 208 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:31.879 because they feed the poor. Throw out the mocker, and 209 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:36.240 fighting goes too. Corals and insults will disappear. Whoever loves 210 00:09:36.240 --> 00:09:38.240 a pure heart and gracious speech will have the King 211 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:41.960 as a friend. The Lord preserves those whose knowledge are 212 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:44.720 with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous. 213 00:09:45.480 --> 00:09:48.080 The lazy person claims there's a lion out there. If 214 00:09:48.120 --> 00:09:51.720 I go outside, I might be killed. The mouth of 215 00:09:51.799 --> 00:09:54.960 an immoral woman is a dangerous trap. Those who make 216 00:09:55.000 --> 00:09:58.440 the Lord angry will fall into it. A youngster's heart 217 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:00.799 is filled with foolishness, but physical de discipline will drive 218 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:04.440 it far away. A person who gets ahead by oppressing 219 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:06.600 the poor or by showering gifts on the rich, will 220 00:10:06.639 --> 00:10:09.840 end in poverty. Listen to the words of the wise, 221 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:12.360 apply your heart to my instruction, for it is good 222 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:14.720 to keep these sayings in your heart and always ready 223 00:10:14.759 --> 00:10:17.799 on your lips. I am teaching you today, Yes you, 224 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:20.759 so you will trust in the Lord. I've written thirty 225 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:23.759 sayings for you, filled with advice and knowledge. In this 226 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:25.919 way you may know the truth and take an accurate 227 00:10:25.960 --> 00:10:29.440 report of those who sent you. Don't rob the poor 228 00:10:29.559 --> 00:10:31.720 just because you can, or exploit the needy in court, 229 00:10:32.120 --> 00:10:34.399 for the Lord is their defender. He will ruin anyone 230 00:10:34.399 --> 00:10:38.159 who ruins them. Don't befriend angry people or associate with 231 00:10:38.200 --> 00:10:39.879 hot tempered people, or you will learn to be like 232 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:44.120 them and endanger your soul. Don't agree to guarantee another 233 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:46.840 person's debt or put up security for someone else. If 234 00:10:46.840 --> 00:10:48.720 you can't pay it, even your bed will be snatched 235 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:51.480 from under you. Don't cheat your neighbor by moving the 236 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:55.600 ancient boundary markers set up by previous generations. Do you 237 00:10:55.639 --> 00:10:59.000 see any truly competent workers. They will serve kings rather 238 00:10:59.039 --> 00:11:02.720 than working for ordinary people. Well, there you. 239 00:11:02.679 --> 00:11:06.960 Go, there you go, and there's a lot of random, 240 00:11:07.000 --> 00:11:09.200 seemingly I mean, there's there's yeah there short of I 241 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:12.919 guess the biggest thing would be the rich over reputation, right, would. 242 00:11:12.759 --> 00:11:15.279 You say that's the strongest them in the reputation? Yeah, 243 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:17.080 I mean he talks about uh yeah. 244 00:11:16.960 --> 00:11:18.559 The first couple of verses there, well. 245 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:21.320 Yeah, and then also even later on here he talks 246 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:22.879 about even the long life. 247 00:11:24.159 --> 00:11:26.440 You know, isn't it interesting? How have you ever seen 248 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:27.360 the old Westerns? 249 00:11:27.720 --> 00:11:31.639 Yes, where it seems like everybody who you know is 250 00:11:31.720 --> 00:11:36.080 corrupt or does bad business or is shady. They never 251 00:11:36.080 --> 00:11:39.399 make it past thirty years old, right, they just don't 252 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:41.600 because they're constantly in conflict. 253 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:45.240 And back then, you know, people just used to slay 254 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:47.399 each other. Yeah, yeah, right, And I would imagine that 255 00:11:47.519 --> 00:11:53.120 back here, say slay man slaughter, and so I would 256 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:54.559 imagine I would imagine that. 257 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:59.200 Back then that was really probably true. Like if you 258 00:11:59.240 --> 00:12:04.559 were known to be a person who was getting riches 259 00:12:04.720 --> 00:12:07.360 by what by corruptible ways? 260 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:08.559 Yes, I would. 261 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:10.759 I would guess that there would be a reputation like, oh, 262 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:13.159 that guy's not going to live long. That guy's not 263 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:16.080 gonna live past his thirties, right, because he's gonna one 264 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:18.600 day he's going to come across another guy who's going 265 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:21.200 to double cross, and then his life's going to end 266 00:12:21.200 --> 00:12:23.559 in the streets and guess what, it's going to be justified, 267 00:12:23.879 --> 00:12:25.799 and people are going to witness it and just let 268 00:12:25.840 --> 00:12:27.759 it happen because that's the way. 269 00:12:27.559 --> 00:12:28.840 That things happen back then. 270 00:12:29.120 --> 00:12:31.919 Well, the you know, people hustling on the street. It's 271 00:12:31.960 --> 00:12:36.519 not surprising when you hear of gang warfare, gang fighting, right, 272 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:41.559 somebody trying to take over territory, shooting and killing over crime. 273 00:12:42.240 --> 00:12:44.600 If you're around if you're doing crime, you're going to 274 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:47.360 be around criminals. That's that's what happens, right, right, And 275 00:12:47.440 --> 00:12:49.080 bad guys do bad things, and I don't know if 276 00:12:49.080 --> 00:12:54.519 you heard right, flash right, and that's what happens. So yeah, 277 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:56.440 that's a part of that I think is if you're 278 00:12:56.759 --> 00:12:58.919 slashing and killing, you're probably around the kind of person 279 00:12:58.919 --> 00:13:01.320 who's slashing and killing to get ahead. And so it's 280 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:02.399 going to come back to you too. 281 00:13:02.600 --> 00:13:02.799 Yeah. 282 00:13:02.799 --> 00:13:06.639 And so so he talks about riches. He says, uh, 283 00:13:06.799 --> 00:13:09.159 you know, the humility and the fear of the lord 284 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:12.120 lead to riches, honor, and a long life. I think 285 00:13:12.159 --> 00:13:14.159 that's what the nod is too, I really do. And 286 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:17.159 then also a good reputation has chosen. 287 00:13:16.879 --> 00:13:19.840 Over riches, right, and and the poor and the rich 288 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:22.000 have both this in common. The Lord made them both. 289 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:24.679 And so what God is trying to say is he's 290 00:13:24.720 --> 00:13:30.320 you know, he's trying to say, choose life over over wealth. Yeah, right, 291 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:34.399 choose true life. And here's another thing too, choose a 292 00:13:34.440 --> 00:13:35.679 good life, a good life. 293 00:13:36.000 --> 00:13:38.000 And when I say good life, not the good life, 294 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:41.159 but choose to live a good life. 295 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:41.879 The life. 296 00:13:42.120 --> 00:13:42.679 Yeah, that's right. 297 00:13:43.000 --> 00:13:46.480 Yeah, and and uh, and also think about this as well, 298 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:51.000 So what's it all for? You know, think about like 299 00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:54.360 the writer. Obviously at Solomon, right, so he's has tremendous wisdom. 300 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:58.720 But when I always think of like, if you're the 301 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:02.159 wisest man who ever lives, then then that means the 302 00:14:02.200 --> 00:14:06.279 things that you write are as wise, and in this case, 303 00:14:06.279 --> 00:14:10.200 wiser than somebody who's on their deathbed. Somebody's on their deathbed. 304 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:12.679 Is the person who's got all figured out? Right, the 305 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:15.159 other person who says, now I know it's really important 306 00:14:15.159 --> 00:14:17.840 in life. All the things I used to pursue those 307 00:14:17.919 --> 00:14:21.399 are all vanity, you know, you know, it's a waste 308 00:14:21.399 --> 00:14:23.519 of time. Now I've really got to figure it out. 309 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:26.399 And that's really what Solomon is writing. He's writing this 310 00:14:26.440 --> 00:14:29.960 advice and he's saying, hey, listen, when you look at 311 00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:32.679 your life. Here's the perspective you need to have overall. 312 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:35.679 And we go through different seasons. Remember when we were 313 00:14:35.679 --> 00:14:38.720 first married and we not we, not you and me. 314 00:14:39.240 --> 00:14:41.159 But when we married our spouses, when we married our 315 00:14:41.159 --> 00:14:42.679 spouse respective spouses. 316 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:46.440 Yes, and remember like we could afford to buy much right, right, 317 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:48.799 And that's the way that most you know newly weds are. 318 00:14:48.879 --> 00:14:51.320 I can't remember Bonnie and I were so that this 319 00:14:51.120 --> 00:14:53.120 is this is shocking. Bonnie and I got married. We 320 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:55.559 were twenty one. Yeah, I was going to college, so 321 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:57.799 most of my money was going to pay for college, 322 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:02.519 and we paid rent. We had a car that we 323 00:15:02.559 --> 00:15:05.639 didn't have to pay for, but we were paying for insurance. Uh. 324 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:09.360 And we didn't have enough money for gas for the 325 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:12.720 whole week, right, So we found a place where we 326 00:15:12.720 --> 00:15:15.919 could sell plasma. Yes, I did that, and we'd sell 327 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:17.720 our blood. I did that in college, and that would 328 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:20.559 give us enough money. So we'd sell our blood and 329 00:15:20.600 --> 00:15:23.440 that would give us enough money to fill our gas 330 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:25.679 tank and then we would have enough money left over 331 00:15:25.720 --> 00:15:28.399 for a pizza and a VHS movie. We could run 332 00:15:28.440 --> 00:15:30.639 a movie and that would be date night. So we 333 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:33.440 go sell our blood. We always either every Friday, and 334 00:15:33.720 --> 00:15:35.759 we would be able to get a five dollar pizza 335 00:15:35.879 --> 00:15:40.399 in a movie and yeah, that was science. And that 336 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:42.240 gave us enough gas for the week to go to work. 337 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:42.840 Yeah, so. 338 00:15:44.440 --> 00:15:47.559 That's poor, by the way, that's that's you're struggling at 339 00:15:47.559 --> 00:15:48.879 that point when you're selling your blood. 340 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:53.080 Yes, right, So when we when we left Youngstown, Ohio, 341 00:15:53.200 --> 00:15:55.799 we went to Baptist Broble Colleges, were went to college 342 00:15:56.159 --> 00:15:59.320 and uh, and it was myself, my best friend Jeff Miller, 343 00:15:59.799 --> 00:16:02.360 and our other best friend, Norm who's since then passed away. 344 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:04.120 It was sort of us who were the three Musketeers 345 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:05.480 and Norman and. 346 00:16:05.480 --> 00:16:09.039 I got a real job, okay, but Jeff Miller, so 347 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:12.759 plaza plus that's all he did, right and so. 348 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:14.039 And so literally they get. 349 00:16:13.919 --> 00:16:17.600 Like sixty bucks, forty bucks sixty yes, right, and he. 350 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:19.720 Got to the point. And by the way, Jeff listens 351 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:20.480 to the Bible, guys. 352 00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:22.440 Yeah, so my best job, Jeff. 353 00:16:22.279 --> 00:16:25.000 My best my best buddy's listening right now. And so 354 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:28.360 Jeff listen, so your two best jeffs Yeah, that's right, 355 00:16:28.440 --> 00:16:30.720 my best Jeff well Miller. 356 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:33.360 Sorry, Jones gave Jones, right, Jonesy. 357 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:37.120 Miller gave so much plasma that he had permanent marks of. 358 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:39.159 Oh, I do too, I do too. I make fine 359 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:41.080 about that. Sometimes. I'm probably one of the one of 360 00:16:41.120 --> 00:16:43.840 the few pastors that have tracks on his arms. But 361 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:45.440 I've never taken Druss right. 362 00:16:45.679 --> 00:16:48.000 Right, So here's what happened. This is the fun I'm 363 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:48.559 leading into this. 364 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:50.639 So we would all get together at noon and we 365 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:53.039 would all eat in the cafeteria, all of us, and 366 00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:55.879 then Norman I would head to work, right, and then 367 00:16:55.960 --> 00:16:58.519 and then Jeff would head to the plasma place and 368 00:16:58.559 --> 00:17:03.039 we'd say, okay, Jeff, you had no work, work Jeff, and. 369 00:17:02.919 --> 00:17:05.960 He just kicked back on the couch, drink orange juice. 370 00:17:06.359 --> 00:17:08.000 Yes, that's what he would do. 371 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:11.119 And he did that for gas money, and that was it. 372 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:14.160 So but Norman I had real jobs. I love you, buddy, 373 00:17:14.160 --> 00:17:14.839 I love you, Jeff. 374 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:15.480 That's awesome. 375 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:16.960 But yeah, that was funny. 376 00:17:17.039 --> 00:17:20.400 Yeah. So there's there's another theme that keeps coming up. 377 00:17:20.440 --> 00:17:22.400 This is I think the third or fourth time where 378 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:26.240 he says, don't guarantee another person's debt. Yeah, how often 379 00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:28.480 does he bring this up? I mean, because you remember 380 00:17:28.720 --> 00:17:30.960 most of these he's talking to his son, right, isn't 381 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:33.759 that what he says? He's always talking to like, Hey, 382 00:17:33.839 --> 00:17:36.480 listen to me, Listen to the words of the wise, 383 00:17:36.920 --> 00:17:39.200 Listen my son. Right, So you kind of have a 384 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:41.519 sense that a lot of the proverbs he's writing for 385 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:43.480 his family, that that's what he's right, He's trying to 386 00:17:43.480 --> 00:17:45.359 pass it on to the next thing, right, pass on 387 00:17:45.400 --> 00:17:47.640 his wisdom. And so this is like the fourth time 388 00:17:47.720 --> 00:17:51.240 he's like, don't be a co signer. And then later 389 00:17:51.279 --> 00:17:54.160 on he goes, don't be a co signer, and then 390 00:17:54.200 --> 00:17:56.680 he says, don't be a co signer. And then here 391 00:17:56.680 --> 00:17:58.720 at the very end it says, if you can't pay it, 392 00:17:58.759 --> 00:18:00.240 even your bed will be snatched from one to you. 393 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:03.000 He always has like this little thing that goes, if 394 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:05.400 you do this is what might happen. Right, You're gonna 395 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:07.240 even lose your bed. They're gonna take your bed from you. 396 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:08.799 Hey, will you do me a favorite? Will you shay 397 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:12.279 hi to my cousin Denay Adams, Hi, Denay Adams. Yeah. 398 00:18:12.319 --> 00:18:14.799 So the last time I told this story about my 399 00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:18.160 grandpa co signing that for that one guy, she emailed 400 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:20.920 me and she said, listening to the Bible guys this morning, 401 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:23.279