Daily Audio Proverb March 08

Today is the 8th of the month.

Welcome to the daily audio proverb, I'm Brian Harden.

It's great to be here with you today, pouring the unfiltered wisdom of the ages down deep

into our hearts and allowing God to raise up a crop of wisdom in our lives, or reading

from the 8th chapter of the book of Proverbs today.

And we will read from the God's word translation.

Does not wisdom call out?

Does not understanding raise its voice?

Wisdom takes its stand on high ground, by the wayside, where the roads meet, near the

gates to the city.

At the entrance, wisdom sings its song, I am calling to all of you, and my appeal is

to all people.

You ungollable people, learn how to be sensible, you fools, get a heart that has understanding.

Listen, I'm speaking about noble things, and my lips will say what is right, my mouth

expresses the truth.

And wickedness is disgusting to my lips.

Everything I say is fair, and there is nothing twisted or crooked in it.

All of it is clear to a person who has understanding and right to those who have acquired knowledge.

Take my discipline, not silver, and my knowledge rather than fine gold, because wisdom

is better than jewels, nothing you desire can equal it.

I, wisdom, live with insight, and I acquire knowledge and foresight.

To fear the Lord is to hate evil.

I hate pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and twisted speech, advice, and priceless wisdom

are mine.

I, understanding, have strength.

Through me kings reign, and rulers decree fair laws.

Through me princes rule, so do nobles and all fair judges.

I love those who love me, those eagerly looking for me will find me.

I have riches and honor, lasting wealth and righteousness.

What I produce is better than gold, pure gold, what I yield is better than fine silver.

I walk in the way of righteousness, and the paths of justice, to give an inheritance

to those who love me and to fill their treasuries.

The Lord already possessed me long ago, when his way began, before any of his works, I was

appointed from everlasting, from the first, before the earth began, I was born, before there

were oceans, before there were springs filled with water.

I was born before the mountains were settled in their places, and before the hills.

When he had not yet made land or fields, or the first dust of the world, when he set up

the heavens, I was there.

When he traced the horizon on the surface of the ocean, when he established the skies

above, when he determined the currents in the ocean, when he set a limit for the sea,

so the waters could not overstep his command, when he traced the foundation of the earth.

I was beside him, as a master craftsman.

I made him happy, day after day.

I rejoiced in front of him all the time, found joy in his inhabited world, and delighted

in the human race.

Now, sons, listen to me.

Blessed are those who follow my ways.

Listen to discipline and become wise.

Do not leave my ways.

Which is the person who listens to me, watches at my door, day after day, waits at my doorpost.

Whoever finds me, finds life, and obtains favor from the Lord, whoever sins against me,

harms himself, and all those who hate me love death.