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OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 11:46 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Tuesday July 7 > Proverbs 10-12 (The Message) > > Proverbs 10 > The Wise Sayings of Solomon > An Honest Life Is Immortal > 1 Wise son, glad father; stupid son, sad mother. > > 2 Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; > an honest life is immortal. > > 3 God won't starve an honest soul, > but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked. > > 4 Sloth makes you poor; > diligence brings wealth. > > 5 Make hay while the sun shines-that's smart; > go fishing during harvest-that's stupid. > > 6 Blessings accrue on a good and honest life, > but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. > > 7 A good and honest life is a blessed memorial; > a wicked life leaves a rotten stench. > > 8 A wise heart takes orders; > an empty head will come unglued. > > 9 Honesty lives confident and carefree, > but Shifty is sure to be exposed. > > 10 An evasive eye is a sign of trouble ahead, > but an open, face-to-face meeting results in peace. > > 11 The mouth of a good person is a deep, life-giving well, > but the mouth of the wicked is a dark cave of abuse. > > 12 Hatred starts fights, > but love pulls a quilt over the bickering. > > 13 You'll find wisdom on the lips of a person of insight, > but the shortsighted needs a slap in the face. > > 14 The wise accumulate knowledge-a true treasure; > know-it-alls talk too much-a sheer waste. > The Road to Life Is a Disciplined Life > 15 The wealth of the rich is their bastion; > the poverty of the indigent is their ruin. > > 16 The wage of a good person is exuberant life; > an evil person ends up with nothing but sin. > > 17 The road to life is a disciplined life; > ignore correction and you're lost for good. > > 18 Liars secretly hoard hatred; > fools openly spread slander. > > 19 The more talk, the less truth; > the wise measure their words. > > 20 The speech of a good person is worth waiting for; > the blabber of the wicked is worthless. > > 21 The talk of a good person is rich fare for many, > but chatterboxes die of an empty heart. > Fear-of-God Expands Your Life > 22 God's blessing makes life rich; > nothing we do can improve on God. > > 23 An empty-head thinks mischief is fun, > but a mindful person relishes wisdom. > > 24 The nightmares of the wicked come true; > what the good people desire, they get. > > 25 When the storm is over, there's nothing left of the wicked; > good people, firm on their rock foundation, aren't even fazed. > > 26 A lazy employee will give you nothing but trouble; > it's vinegar in the mouth, smoke in the eyes. > > 27 The Fear-of-God expands your life; > a wicked life is a puny life. > > 28 The aspirations of good people end in celebration; > the ambitions of bad people crash. > > 29 God is solid backing to a well-lived life, > but he calls into question a shabby performance. > > 30 Good people last-they can't be moved; > the wicked are here today, gone tomorrow. > > 31 A good person's mouth is a clear fountain of wisdom; > a foul mouth is a stagnant swamp. > > 32 The speech of a good person clears the air; > the words of the wicked pollute it. > Proverbs 11 > Without Good Direction, People Lose Their Way > 1God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is > aboveboard. > > 2 The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, > but down-to-earth people stand firm. > > 3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; > the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin. > > 4 A thick bankroll is no help when life falls apart, > but a principled life can stand up to the worst. > > 5 Moral character makes for smooth traveling; > an evil life is a hard life. > > 6 Good character is the best insurance; > crooks get trapped in their sinful lust. > > 7 When the wicked die, that's it- > the story's over, end of hope. > > 8 A good person is saved from much trouble; > a bad person runs straight into it. > > 9 The loose tongue of the godless spreads destruction; > the common sense of the godly preserves them. > > 10 When it goes well for good people, the whole town cheers; > when it goes badly for bad people, the town celebrates. > > 11 When right-living people bless the city, it flourishes; > evil talk turns it into a ghost town in no time. > > 12 Mean-spirited slander is heartless; > quiet discretion accompanies good sense. > > 13 A gadabout gossip can't be trusted with a secret, > but someone of integrity won't violate a confidence. > > 14 Without good direction, people lose their way; > the more wise counsel you follow, the better your chances. > > 15 Whoever makes deals with strangers is sure to get burned; > if you keep a cool head, you'll avoid rash bargains. > > 16 A woman of gentle grace gets respect, > but men of rough violence grab for loot. > A God-Shaped Life > 17 When you're kind to others, you help yourself; > when you're cruel to others, you hurt yourself. > > 18 Bad work gets paid with a bad check; > good work gets solid pay. > > 19 Take your stand with God's loyal community and live, > or chase after phantoms of evil and die. > > 20 God can't stand deceivers, > but oh how he relishes integrity. > > 21 Count on this: The wicked won't get off scot-free, > and God's loyal people will triumph. > > 22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout > is a beautiful face on an empty head. > > 23 The desires of good people lead straight to the best, > but wicked ambition ends in angry frustration. > > 24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; > the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. > > 25 The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; > those who help others are helped. > > 26 Curses on those who drive a hard bargain! > Blessings on all who play fair and square! > > 27 The one who seeks good finds delight; > the student of evil becomes evil. > > 28 A life devoted to things is a dead life, a stump; > a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree. > > 29 Exploit or abuse your family, and end up with a fistful of air; > common sense tells you it's a stupid way to live. > > 30 A good life is a fruit-bearing tree; > a violent life destroys souls. > > 31 If good people barely make it, > what's in store for the bad! > Proverbs 12 > If You Love Learning > 1 If you love learning, you love the discipline that goes with it- how > shortsighted to refuse > correction! > > 2 A good person basks in the delight of God, > and he wants nothing to do with devious schemers. > > 3 You can't find firm footing in a swamp, > but life rooted in God stands firm. > > 4 A hearty wife invigorates her husband, > but a frigid woman is cancer in the bones. > > 5 The thinking of principled people makes for justice; > the plots of degenerates corrupt. > > 6 The words of the wicked kill; > the speech of the upright saves. > > 7 Wicked people fall to pieces-there's nothing to them; > the homes of good people hold together. > > 8 A person who talks sense is honored; > airheads are held in contempt. > > 9 Better to be ordinary and work for a living > than act important and starve in the process. > > 10 Good people are good to their animals; > the "good-hearted" bad people kick and abuse them. > > 11 The one who stays on the job has food on the table; > the witless chase whims and fancies. > > 12 What the wicked construct finally falls into ruin, > while the roots of the righteous give life, and more life. > Wise People Take Advice > 13 The gossip of bad people gets them in trouble; > the conversation of good people keeps them out of it. > > 14 Well-spoken words bring satisfaction; > well-done work has its own reward. > > 15 Fools are headstrong and do what they like; > wise people take advice. > > 16 Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; > the prudent quietly shrug off insults. > > 17 Truthful witness by a good person clears the air, > but liars lay down a smoke screen of deceit. > > 18 Rash language cuts and maims, > but there is healing in the words of the wise. > > 19 Truth lasts; > lies are here today, gone tomorrow. > > 20 Evil scheming distorts the schemer; > peace-planning brings joy to the planner. > > 21 No evil can overwhelm a good person, > but the wicked have their hands full of it. > > 22 God can't stomach liars; > he loves the company of those who keep their word. > > 23 Prudent people don't flaunt their knowledge; > talkative fools broadcast their silliness. > > 24 The diligent find freedom in their work; > the lazy are oppressed by work. > > 25 Worry weighs us down; > a cheerful word picks us up. > > 26 A good person survives misfortune, > but a wicked life invites disaster. > > 27 A lazy life is an empty life, > but "early to rise" gets the job done. > > 28 Good men and women travel right into life; > sin's detours take you straight to hell. > > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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