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Take a breath, find your place, and read deeply. Discover the joy of reading God’s word with the Immerse New Living Translation (NLT) Bible.
This daily Bible podcast will take you through the Bible in a year following the Immerse Bible Reading Experience. So grab your family and small group and go through the Bible in a year together with Immerse. Each of the 6 volumes is available online or at your favorite Christian bookstore.
Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The
Daily Bible Reading Experience.
Day three hundred and six.
The wicked run away when no one is chasing
them, but the Godly are as bold as lions.
When there is a moral rot within a nation,
its government tops easily, but wise and
knowledgeable leaders bring stability.
A poor person who oppresses
the poor is like a pounding
rain that destroys the crops.
To reject the law is to praise the wicked.
To obey the law is to fight them.
Evil people don't understand justice,
but those who follow the Lord understand
completely better to be poor and
honest than to be dishonest and rich.
Young people who obey the law are wise.
Those with wild friends
bring shame to their parents.
Income from charging high interest
rates will end up in the pocket of
someone who is kind to the poor.
God detests the prayers of a
person who ignores the law.
Those who lead good people along an evil
path will fall into their own trap, but
the honest will inherit good things.
Rich people may think they are wise,
but a poor person with discernment
can see right through them.
When the Godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge,
people go into hiding.
People who conceal their sins will not
prosper, but if they confess and turn
from them, they will receive mercy.
Blessed are those who fear to
do wrong, but the stubborn are
headed for serious trouble.
A wicked ruler is as dangerous to the poor
as a roaring lion or an attacking bear.
A ruler with no understanding will
oppress his people, but one who hates
corruption will have a long life.
A murderer's tormented
conscience will drive him into
the grave, don't protect him.
The blameless will be rescued
from harm, but the crooked
will be suddenly destroyed.
A hard worker has plenty of
food, but a person who chases
fantasies ends up in poverty.
The trustworthy person
will get a rich reward.
But a person who wants quick
riches will get into trouble.
Showing partiality is never good yet.
Some will do wrong for
a mere piece of bread.
Greedy people try to get rich quick, but
don't realize they're headed for poverty.
In the end, people appreciate honest
criticism, far more than flattery.
Anyone who steals from his father and
mother and says, what's wrong with that?
Is no better than a murderer.
Greed causes fighting.
Trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.
Those who trust their own
insight are foolish, but anyone
who walks in wisdom is safe.
Whoever gives to the poor will lack
nothing, but those who close their
eyes to poverty will be cursed.
When the wicked take charge,
people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet
disaster, the Godly flourish.
Whoever stubbornly refuses to
accept criticism will suddenly
be destroyed beyond recovery.
When the Godly are in
authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are
in power, they groan.
The man who loves wisdom brings joy
to his father, but if he hangs around
with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
A just king gives stability to his nation,
but one who demands bribes destroys it.
Two flatter friends is to
lay a trap for their feet.
Evil people are trapped by sin, but
the righteous escape shouting for joy.
The Godly care about
the rights of the poor.
The wicked don't care at all.
Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
but the wise will calm anger.
If a wise person takes a fool to
court, there will be ranting and
ridicule, but no satisfaction.
The blood thirsty hate blameless
people, but the upright seek to
help them fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.
If a ruler pays attention to liars,
all his advisors will be wicked.
The poor and the oppressor
have this in common.
The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
If a king judges the poor fairly,
his throne will last forever.
To discipline, a child produces
wisdom, but a mother is disgraced
by an undisciplined child.
When the wicked are in authority,
sin flourishes, but the Godly
will live to see their downfall.
Discipline your children and
they will give you peace of mind
and will make your heart glad.
When people do not accept divine
guidance, they run wild, but
whoever obeys the law is joyful.
Words alone will not discipline a servant.
The words may be understood,
but they are not heated.
There is more hope for a fool than for
someone who speaks without thinking.
A servant pampered from
childhood will become a rebel.
An angry person starts fights.
A hot tempered person
commits all kinds of sin.
Pride ends in humiliation
while humility brings honor.
If you assist a thief,
you only hurt yourself.
You are sworn to tell the
truth, but you dare not testify.
Fearing people is a dangerous trap.
Trusting the Lord means safety.
Many seek the rulers favor, but
justice comes from the Lord.
The righteous despise the unjust,
the wicked despise the godly.
The sayings of Agar son of
Jacob can contain this message.
I am weary.
Oh God, I am weary and worn out.
Oh God, I am too stupid to be human.
And I lack common sense.
I have not mastered human wisdom, nor
do I know the holy one who, but God
goes up to heaven and comes back down.
Who holds the wind in his fists?
Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?
Who has created the whole wide world?
What is his name and his son's name?
Tell me if you know.
Every word of God proves true.
He is a shield to all who
come to him for protection.
Do not add to his words, or He may
rebuke you and expose you as a liar.
Oh God, I beg two favors from you.
Let me have them before I die first.
Help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither
poverty nor riches.
Give me just enough to satisfy
my needs for if I grow rich.
I may deny you and say, who is the Lord?
And if I am too poor, I may steal
and thus insult God's holy name.
Never slander a worker to the
employer, or the person will
curse you and you will pay for it.
Some people curse their father
and do not thank their mother.
They are pure in their own eyes,
but they are filthy and unwashed.
They look proudly around
casting disdainful glances.
They have teeth like swords
and fangs like knives.
They devour the poor from the earth
and the need needy from among humanity.
The leach has two suckers
that cry out more.
More.
There are three things
that are never satisfied.
No four that never say enough.
The grave, the barren womb, the thirsty
desert, the blazing fire, the eye that
mocks a father and despises a mother's
instructions will be plucked out by ravens
of the valley and eaten by vultures.
There are three things that amaze me.
No.
Four things that I don't understand.
How an eagle glides through the sky.
How a snake slithers on a rock.
How a ship navigates the ocean.
How a man loves a woman.
An adulterous woman consumes
a man then wipes her mouth and
says, what's wrong with that?
There are three things that make
the earth tremble no for it cannot
endure a slave who becomes a king.
An overbearing fool who prospers, a
bitter woman who finally gets a husband,
a servant girl who supplants her mistress.
There are four things on earth
that are small, but unusually
wise, ants, they aren't strong,
but they store up food all summer.
Hyraxes, they aren't powerful, but they
make their homes among the rocks, locusts.
They have no king.
They march in formation.
Lizards, they are easy to catch, but
they are found even in king's palaces.
There are three things that walk
with stately stride, no four that
strut about the lion king of animals
who won't turn aside for anything.
The strutting rooster, the male
goat, a king as he leads his army.
If you have been a fool by being proud or
plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame.
As the beating of cream yields butter
and striking, the nose causes bleeding.
So stirring up anger causes quarrels.
The
sayings of King Lem Mule contain this
message, which his mother taught him.
Oh, my son.
Oh, son of my womb.
Oh son of my vows.
Do not waste your strength on
women on those who ruin kings.
It is not for kings UL to guzzle wine.
Rulers should not crave alcohol for
if they drink, they may forget the law
and not give justice to the oppressed.
Alcohol is for the dying and whine
for those in bitter distress.
Let them drink to forget their
poverty and remember their troubles.
No more speak up for those who
cannot speak for themselves.
Ensure justice for those being crushed.
Yes, speak up for the poor and
helpless and see that they get justice.
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife?
She is more precious than rubies.
Her husband can trust her and
she will greatly enrich his life.
She brings him good not harm all
the days of her life, she finds
wool and flax and busily spins it.
She is like a merchant's ship
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up before dawn to prepare
breakfast for her household and plan
the day's work for her servant girls.
She goes to inspect a field
and buys it with her earnings.
She plants a vineyard.
She is energetic and
strong, a hard worker.
She makes sure her
dealings are profitable.
Her lamp burns laid into the night.
Her hands are busy spinning.
Thread her fingers, twisting fiber.
She extends a helping hand to the
poor and opens her arms to the needy.
She has no fear of
winter for her household.
For everyone has warm clothes.
She makes her own bedspreads.
She dresses in fine
linen and purple gowns.
Her husband is well known at
the city gates where he sits
with the other civic leaders.
She makes belted, linen garments
and sashes to sell to the merchants.
She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs without fear of the future.
When she speaks, her words are wise and
she gives instructions with kindness.
She carefully watches everything
in her household and suffers
nothing from laziness.
Her children stand and bless her.
Her husband praises her.
There are many virtuous and capable women
in the world, but you surpass them all.
Charm is deceptive and
beauty does not last.
But a woman who fears the
Lord will be greatly praised.
Reward her for all she has done.
Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.
This concludes today's
immerse reading experience.
Thank you for joining us.