WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.870 Henry: Welcome To Immerse: The Daily Bible Reading Experience. 00:00:02.980 --> 00:00:04.100 Day three hundred and four. 00:00:04.461 --> 00:00:04.851 Even. 00:00:04.851 --> 00:00:08.781 Fools are thought wise when they keep silent with their mouth shut. 00:00:08.841 --> 00:00:12.051 They seem intelligent, unfriendly. 00:00:12.051 --> 00:00:14.241 People care only about themselves. 00:00:14.511 --> 00:00:16.341 They lash out at common sense. 00:00:17.511 --> 00:00:19.781 Fools have no interest in understanding. 00:00:20.691 --> 00:00:22.971 They only want to air their own opinions. 00:00:24.201 --> 00:00:29.391 Doing wrong leads to disgrace and scandalous behavior brings contempt. 00:00:30.621 --> 00:00:32.721 Wise words are like deep waters. 00:00:33.081 --> 00:00:36.201 Wisdom flows from the wise, like a bubbling brook. 00:00:37.281 --> 00:00:43.431 It is not right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent fool's. 00:00:43.431 --> 00:00:45.741 Words get them into constant quarrels. 00:00:46.221 --> 00:00:47.931 They are asking for a beating. 00:00:49.011 --> 00:00:51.351 The mouths of fools are their ruin. 00:00:51.801 --> 00:00:53.721 They trap themselves with their lips. 00:00:54.861 --> 00:00:59.111 Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one's heart. 00:01:00.336 --> 00:01:03.966 A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. 00:01:05.196 --> 00:01:07.776 The name of the Lord is a strong fortress. 00:01:08.166 --> 00:01:10.746 The Godly run to him and are safe. 00:01:11.796 --> 00:01:14.616 The rich think of their wealth as a strong defense. 00:01:15.186 --> 00:01:17.356 They imagine it to be a high wall of safety. 00:01:18.966 --> 00:01:21.456 Haughtiness goes before destruction. 00:01:21.906 --> 00:01:23.286 Humility precedes honor. 00:01:24.996 --> 00:01:29.736 Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish. 00:01:30.876 --> 00:01:36.576 The human spirit can endure a sick body, but who can bear a crushed spirit. 00:01:37.686 --> 00:01:40.296 Intelligent people are always ready to learn. 00:01:40.596 --> 00:01:42.786 Their ears are open for knowledge. 00:01:43.926 --> 00:01:46.476 Giving a gift can open doors. 00:01:46.836 --> 00:01:49.086 It gives access to important people. 00:01:50.256 --> 00:01:53.556 The first to speak in court sounds right. 00:01:53.961 --> 00:01:56.181 Until the cross-examination begins. 00:01:57.351 --> 00:01:59.751 Flipping a coin can end arguments. 00:02:00.051 --> 00:02:03.291 It settles disputes between powerful opponents. 00:02:04.371 --> 00:02:08.301 An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. 00:02:08.871 --> 00:02:12.471 Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars. 00:02:13.581 --> 00:02:16.761 Wise words satisfy like a good meal. 00:02:17.241 --> 00:02:19.491 The right words bring satisfaction. 00:02:20.601 --> 00:02:22.851 The tongue can bring death or life. 00:02:23.196 --> 00:02:26.316 Those who love to talk will reap the consequences. 00:02:27.516 --> 00:02:32.796 The man who finds a wife finds a treasure and he receives favor from the Lord. 00:02:33.876 --> 00:02:35.736 The poor plead for mercy. 00:02:36.366 --> 00:02:42.966 The rich answer with insults, there are friends who destroy each other, but a 00:02:42.966 --> 00:02:45.516 real friend sticks closer than a brother. 00:02:46.656 --> 00:02:51.066 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. 00:02:52.071 --> 00:02:54.441 Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good. 00:02:55.131 --> 00:02:56.751 Haste makes mistakes. 00:02:57.831 --> 00:03:01.401 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and 00:03:01.401 --> 00:03:02.901 then are angry at the Lord. 00:03:04.131 --> 00:03:06.051 Wealth makes many friends. 00:03:06.531 --> 00:03:08.271 Poverty drives them all away. 00:03:08.741 --> 00:03:13.791 A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape. 00:03:15.051 --> 00:03:17.121 Many seek favors from a ruler. 00:03:17.421 --> 00:03:20.391 Everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts. 00:03:21.366 --> 00:03:23.976 The relatives of the poor despise them. 00:03:24.126 --> 00:03:26.436 How much more will their friends avoid them? 00:03:27.126 --> 00:03:32.316 Though the poor plead with them, their friends are gone to acquire. 00:03:32.316 --> 00:03:34.146 Wisdom is to love yourself. 00:03:34.656 --> 00:03:37.536 People who cherish understanding will prosper. 00:03:38.016 --> 00:03:43.296 A false witness will not go unpunished and a liar will be destroyed. 00:03:44.406 --> 00:03:48.006 It isn't right for a fool to live in luxury or for a 00:03:48.011 --> 00:03:49.716 slave to rule over princes. 00:03:51.081 --> 00:03:51.741 Sensible. 00:03:51.741 --> 00:03:53.421 People control their temper. 00:03:54.021 --> 00:03:56.871 They earn respect by overlooking wrongs. 00:03:57.921 --> 00:04:03.531 The king's anger is like a lion's roar, but his favor is like due on the grass. 00:04:04.611 --> 00:04:07.341 A foolish child is a calamity to a father. 00:04:07.851 --> 00:04:13.941 A quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping fathers can give their 00:04:13.941 --> 00:04:16.341 sons an inheritance of houses and wealth. 00:04:17.361 --> 00:04:20.031 But only the Lord can give an understanding. 00:04:20.036 --> 00:04:25.881 Wife, lazy people sleep soundly, but idleness leaves them hungry. 00:04:26.991 --> 00:04:29.631 Keep the commandments and keep your life. 00:04:30.051 --> 00:04:32.151 Despising them leads to death. 00:04:33.231 --> 00:04:38.121 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord and he will repay you. 00:04:39.171 --> 00:04:43.851 Discipline your children while there is hope, otherwise you will ruin their lives. 00:04:44.901 --> 00:04:45.801 Hot tempered. 00:04:45.801 --> 00:04:51.531 People must pay the penalty if you rescue them once, you will have to do it again. 00:04:52.671 --> 00:04:56.151 Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will 00:04:56.151 --> 00:04:58.191 be wise the rest of your life. 00:04:59.331 --> 00:05:03.231 You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail. 00:05:04.401 --> 00:05:06.281 Loyalty makes a person attractive. 00:05:06.801 --> 00:05:09.291 It is better to be poor than dishonest. 00:05:10.341 --> 00:05:12.591 Fear of the Lord leads to life. 00:05:12.906 --> 00:05:15.906 Bringing security and protection from harm. 00:05:16.986 --> 00:05:21.516 Lazy people take food in their hand, but don't even lift it to their mouth. 00:05:22.596 --> 00:05:26.196 If you punish a mocker, the simple-minded will learn a lesson. 00:05:26.616 --> 00:05:32.616 If you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser Children who mistreat their 00:05:32.616 --> 00:05:37.416 father or chase away their mother are an embarrassment and a public disgrace. 00:05:38.796 --> 00:05:42.396 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will 00:05:42.396 --> 00:05:44.136 turn your back on knowledge. 00:05:45.246 --> 00:05:48.216 A corrupt witness makes a mockery of justice. 00:05:48.816 --> 00:05:55.356 The mouth of the wicked gulps down evil punishment is made for mockers, and the 00:05:55.356 --> 00:05:57.786 backs of fools are made to be beaten. 00:05:58.926 --> 00:06:02.946 Wine produces mockers, alcohol leads to brawls. 00:06:03.396 --> 00:06:06.186 Those led astray by drink cannot be wise. 00:06:07.356 --> 00:06:10.446 The King's Fury is like a lion's roar. 00:06:11.046 --> 00:06:13.986 To rouse his anger is to risk your life. 00:06:15.246 --> 00:06:17.376 Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor. 00:06:17.916 --> 00:06:24.696 Only fools insist on quarreling those two lazy to plow in the right season 00:06:24.756 --> 00:06:30.636 will have no food at the harvest, though good advice lies deep within the heart. 00:06:30.996 --> 00:06:33.546 A person with understanding will draw it out. 00:06:34.866 --> 00:06:40.746 Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable? 00:06:41.766 --> 00:06:43.776 The Godly walk with integrity. 00:06:44.346 --> 00:06:46.716 Blessed are their children who follow them. 00:06:47.826 --> 00:06:51.486 When a king sits in judgment, he weighs all the evidence. 00:06:51.546 --> 00:06:57.966 Distinguishing the bad from the good, who can say, I have cleansed my heart. 00:06:58.356 --> 00:07:00.786 I am pure and free from sin. 00:07:02.031 --> 00:07:04.491 False weights and unequal measures. 00:07:05.001 --> 00:07:08.661 The Lord detests double standards of every kind. 00:07:09.711 --> 00:07:13.371 Even children are known by the way they act, whether their conduct 00:07:13.371 --> 00:07:19.461 is pure and whether it is right ears to hear and eye to see. 00:07:20.001 --> 00:07:21.861 Both are gifts from the Lord. 00:07:23.031 --> 00:07:26.031 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. 00:07:26.721 --> 00:07:29.511 Keep your eyes open and there will be plenty to eat. 00:07:30.636 --> 00:07:35.316 The buyer haggles over the price saying it's worthless, then brags 00:07:35.316 --> 00:07:38.076 about getting a bargain Wise. 00:07:38.076 --> 00:07:44.406 Words are more valuable than much gold, and many rubies gets security from 00:07:44.406 --> 00:07:46.926 someone who guarantees a stranger's debt. 00:07:47.526 --> 00:07:53.046 Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners, stolen bread tastes sweet, 00:07:53.136 --> 00:07:55.086 but it turns to gravel in the mouth. 00:07:56.166 --> 00:07:58.746 Plans succeed through good counsel. 00:07:59.196 --> 00:08:01.626 Don't go to war without wise advice. 00:08:02.796 --> 00:08:07.056 A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don't hang around with chats. 00:08:08.376 --> 00:08:12.036 If you insult your father or mother, your light will be 00:08:12.041 --> 00:08:14.226 snuffed out in total darkness. 00:08:15.366 --> 00:08:19.746 An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end. 00:08:20.976 --> 00:08:24.456 Don't say I will get even for this wrong. 00:08:24.846 --> 00:08:26.856 Wait for the Lord to handle the matter. 00:08:28.026 --> 00:08:30.486 The Lord detests double standards. 00:08:30.726 --> 00:08:33.486 He is not pleased by dishonest scales. 00:08:34.566 --> 00:08:36.606 The Lord directs our steps. 00:08:36.816 --> 00:08:39.696 So why try to understand everything along the way? 00:08:40.776 --> 00:08:44.856 Don't trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and 00:08:44.856 --> 00:08:46.986 only later counting the cost. 00:08:48.156 --> 00:08:52.146 A wise king scatters the wicked like wheat, then runs 00:08:52.146 --> 00:08:53.886 his threshing wheel over them. 00:08:55.116 --> 00:09:00.006 The Lord's light penetrates the human spirit, exposing every hidden motive. 00:09:01.236 --> 00:09:04.806 Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king. 00:09:05.256 --> 00:09:07.866 His throne is made secure through love. 00:09:09.156 --> 00:09:11.586 The glory of the young is their strength. 00:09:11.946 --> 00:09:16.896 The gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old physical 00:09:16.896 --> 00:09:18.876 punishment cleanses away evil. 00:09:19.326 --> 00:09:21.786 Such discipline purifies the heart. 00:09:22.866 --> 00:09:26.826 The King's heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord. 00:09:27.186 --> 00:09:29.346 He guides it wherever he pleases. 00:09:30.396 --> 00:09:35.616 People may be right in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their heart. 00:09:36.666 --> 00:09:40.626 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than 00:09:40.626 --> 00:09:42.576 when we offer him sacrifices. 00:09:43.656 --> 00:09:48.996 Haughty eyes, a proud heart and evil actions are all sin. 00:09:50.106 --> 00:09:54.006 Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty 00:09:54.006 --> 00:09:55.836 shortcuts lead to poverty. 00:09:56.916 --> 00:10:02.406 Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap. 00:10:03.546 --> 00:10:08.256 The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to do what is 00:10:08.256 --> 00:10:11.766 just the guilty walk a crooked path. 00:10:12.186 --> 00:10:14.136 The innocent travel, a straight road. 00:10:15.231 --> 00:10:20.301 It's better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife 00:10:20.331 --> 00:10:24.951 In a lovely home, evil people desire evil. 00:10:25.341 --> 00:10:27.891 Their neighbors get no mercy from them. 00:10:28.971 --> 00:10:32.661 If you punish a mocker, the simple-minded become wise. 00:10:33.111 --> 00:10:36.801 If you instruct the wise they will be all the wiser. 00:10:37.971 --> 00:10:41.661 The righteous one knows what is going on in the homes of the wicked. 00:10:42.051 --> 00:10:44.121 He will bring disaster on them. 00:10:45.306 --> 00:10:48.396 Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be 00:10:48.396 --> 00:10:50.706 ignored in their own time of need. 00:10:51.756 --> 00:10:56.106 A secret gift calms anger, a bribe under the table. 00:10:56.136 --> 00:10:57.546 Pacifies Fury. 00:10:58.686 --> 00:11:02.796 Justice is a joy to the Godly, but it terrifies evil doers. 00:11:04.176 --> 00:11:08.706 The person who strays from common sense will end up in the company of the dead. 00:11:09.696 --> 00:11:11.886 Those who love, pleasure become poor. 00:11:12.411 --> 00:11:15.831 Those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. 00:11:16.911 --> 00:11:22.011 The wicked are punished in place of the godly and traitors in place of the honest. 00:11:23.121 --> 00:11:28.281 It's better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome complaining wife. 00:11:28.621 --> 00:11:33.801 The wises have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get. 00:11:35.091 --> 00:11:38.781 Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find 00:11:38.781 --> 00:11:41.391 life righteousness and honor. 00:11:42.666 --> 00:11:46.296 The wise, conquer the city of the strong and level the 00:11:46.296 --> 00:11:48.126 fortress in which they trust. 00:11:49.266 --> 00:11:53.646 Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut and you will stay out of trouble. 00:11:54.786 --> 00:11:56.916 Mockers are proud and haughty. 00:11:57.306 --> 00:11:59.736 They act with boundless arrogance. 00:12:00.726 --> 00:12:05.376 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin for their hands. 00:12:05.381 --> 00:12:06.576 Refused to work. 00:12:07.656 --> 00:12:10.116 Some people are always greedy for more. 00:12:10.491 --> 00:12:15.951 But the Godly love to give the sacrifice of an evil person is 00:12:15.951 --> 00:12:19.971 detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives. 00:12:21.051 --> 00:12:25.491 A false witness will be cut off, but a credible witness will be allowed to 00:12:25.491 --> 00:12:31.971 speak the wicked bluff their way through, but the virtuous think before they act. 00:12:33.051 --> 00:12:38.091 No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord. 00:12:39.171 --> 00:12:42.441 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the 00:12:42.441 --> 00:12:44.331 victory belongs to the Lord. 00:12:45.471 --> 00:12:46.971 Choose a good reputation. 00:12:46.971 --> 00:12:52.551 Over great riches being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold. 00:12:53.661 --> 00:12:56.151 The rich and poor have this in common. 00:12:56.841 --> 00:12:58.371 The Lord made them both. 00:12:58.821 --> 00:13:03.351 A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. 00:13:03.891 --> 00:13:07.821 The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. 00:13:09.081 --> 00:13:16.281 True humility and fear of the Lord lead to Rich's honor and long life corrupt 00:13:16.281 --> 00:13:18.801 people walk a thorny, treacherous road. 00:13:19.251 --> 00:13:24.921 Whoever values life will avoid it, direct your children onto the right path. 00:13:25.311 --> 00:13:30.951 And when they are older, they will not leave it just as the rich rule, the poor. 00:13:31.131 --> 00:13:33.771 So the borrower is servant to the lender. 00:13:34.896 --> 00:13:39.876 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster and their reign 00:13:39.876 --> 00:13:41.676 of terror will come to an end. 00:13:42.756 --> 00:13:48.186 Blessed are those who are generous because they feed the poor, throw out 00:13:48.186 --> 00:13:50.136 the mocker, and fighting goes too. 00:13:50.616 --> 00:13:52.776 Corals and insult will disappear. 00:13:53.826 --> 00:13:58.686 Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend. 00:14:00.051 --> 00:14:04.731 The Lord preserves those with knowledge, but he ruins the plans of the treacherous. 00:14:05.781 --> 00:14:09.531 The lazy person claims there's a lion out there. 00:14:09.561 --> 00:14:11.721 If I go outside, I might be killed. 00:14:12.801 --> 00:14:16.101 The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap. 00:14:16.401 --> 00:14:19.101 Those who make the Lord angry will fall into it. 00:14:20.301 --> 00:14:24.051 A youngster's heart is filled with foolishness, but physical 00:14:24.051 --> 00:14:26.151 discipline will drive it far away. 00:14:27.216 --> 00:14:31.236 A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts 00:14:31.236 --> 00:14:33.996 on the ridge will end in poverty. 00:14:36.096 --> 00:14:38.976 This concludes today's Immer reading experience. 00:14:39.096 --> 00:14:40.326 Thank you for joining us.