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OADDISONGETHERS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 12:03 AM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Friday July 10 > Proverbs 19-21 (The Message) > > Proverbs 19 > If You Quit Listening > 1 Better to be poor and honest than a rich person no one can trust. > > 2 Ignorant zeal is worthless; > haste makes waste. > > 3 People ruin their lives by their own stupidity, > so why does God always get blamed? > > 4 Wealth attracts friends as honey draws flies, > but poor people are avoided like a plague. > > 5 Perjury won't go unpunished. > Would you let a liar go free? > > 6 Lots of people flock around a generous person; > everyone's a friend to the philanthropist. > > 7 When you're down on your luck, even your family avoids you- > yes, even your best friends wish you'd get lost. > If they see you coming, they look the other way- > out of sight, out of mind. > > 8 Grow a wise heart-you'll do yourself a favor; > keep a clear head-you'll find a good life. > > 9 The person who tells lies gets caught; > the person who spreads rumors is ruined. > > 10 Blockheads shouldn't live on easy street > any more than workers should give orders to their boss. > > 11 Smart people know how to hold their tongue; > their grandeur is to forgive and forget. > > 12 Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; > the good-natured are like fresh morning dew. > > 13 A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child; > a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet. > > 14 House and land are handed down from parents, > but a congenial spouse comes straight from God. > > 15 Life collapses on loafers; > lazybones go hungry. > > 16 Keep the rules and keep your life; > careless living kills. > > 17 Mercy to the needy is a loan to God, > and God pays back those loans in full. > > 18 Discipline your children while you still have the chance; > indulging them destroys them. > > 19 Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger; > if you try to make it better, you'll only make it worse. > > 20 Take good counsel and accept correction- > that's the way to live wisely and well. > > 21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, > but God's purpose prevails. > > 22 It's only human to want to make a buck, > but it's better to be poor than a liar. > > 23 Fear-of-God is life itself, > a full life, and serene-no nasty surprises. > > 24 Some people dig a fork into the pie > but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth. > > 25 Punish the insolent-make an example of them. > Who knows? Somebody might learn a good lesson. > > 26 Kids who lash out against their parents > are an embarrassment and disgrace. > > 27 If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, > you'll soon be out of your depth. > > 28 An unprincipled witness desecrates justice; > the mouths of the wicked spew malice. > > 29 The irreverent have to learn reverence the hard way; > only a slap in the face brings fools to attention. > Proverbs 20 > Deep Water in the Heart > 1 Wine makes you mean, beer makes you quarrelsome- a staggering drunk is > not much fun. > > 2 Quick-tempered leaders are like mad dogs- > cross them and they bite your head off. > > 3 It's a mark of good character to avert quarrels, > but fools love to pick fights. > > 4 A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring > has nothing to harvest in the fall. > > 5 Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; > a wise person draws from the well within. > > 6 Lots of people claim to be loyal and loving, > but where on earth can you find one? > > 7 God-loyal people, living honest lives, > make it much easier for their children. > > 8-9 Leaders who know their business and care > keep a sharp eye out for the shoddy and cheap, > For who among us can be trusted > to be always diligent and honest? > > 10 Switching price tags and padding the expense account > are two things God hates. > > 11 Young people eventually reveal by their actions > if their motives are on the up and up. > Drinking from the Chalice of Knowledge > 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see- > we get our basic equipment from God! > > 13 Don't be too fond of sleep; you'll end up in the poorhouse. > Wake up and get up; then there'll be food on the table. > > 14 The shopper says, "That's junk-I'll take it off your hands," > then goes off boasting of the bargain. > > 15 Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge > is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems. > > 16 Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; > beware of accepting what a transient has pawned. > > 17 Stolen bread tastes sweet, > but soon your mouth is full of gravel. > > 18 Form your purpose by asking for counsel, > then carry it out using all the help you can get. > > 19 Gossips can't keep secrets, > so never confide in blabbermouths. > > 20 Anyone who curses father and mother > extinguishes light and exists benighted. > The Very Steps We Take > 21 A bonanza at the beginning > is no guarantee of blessing at the end. > > 22 Don't ever say, "I'll get you for that!" > Wait for God; he'll settle the score. > > 23 God hates cheating in the marketplace; > rigged scales are an outrage. > > 24 The very steps we take come from God; > otherwise how would we know where we're going? > > 25 An impulsive vow is a trap; > later you'll wish you could get out of it. > > 26 After careful scrutiny, a wise leader > makes a clean sweep of rebels and dolts. > > 27 God is in charge of human life, > watching and examining us inside and out. > > 28 Love and truth form a good leader; > sound leadership is founded on loving integrity. > > 29 Youth may be admired for vigor, > but gray hair gives prestige to old age. > > 30 A good thrashing purges evil; > punishment goes deep within us. > Proverbs 21 > God Examines Our Motives > 1Good leadership is a channel of water controlled by God; he directs it to > whatever ends he > chooses. > > 2 We justify our actions by appearances; > God examines our motives. > > 3 Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors > mean far more to God than religious performance. > > 4 Arrogance and pride-distinguishing marks in the wicked- > are just plain sin. > > 5 Careful planning puts you ahead in the long run; > hurry and scurry puts you further behind. > > 6 Make it to the top by lying and cheating; > get paid with smoke and a promotion-to death! > > 7 The wicked get buried alive by their loot > because they refuse to use it to help others. > > 8 Mixed motives twist life into tangles; > pure motives take you straight down the road. > Do Your Best, Prepare for the Worst > 9 Better to live alone in a tumbledown shack > than share a mansion with a nagging spouse. > > 10 Wicked souls love to make trouble; > they feel nothing for friends and neighbors. > > 11 Simpletons only learn the hard way, > but the wise learn by listening. > > 12 A God-loyal person will see right through the wicked > and undo the evil they've planned. > > 13 If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, > your cries will go unheard, unanswered. > > 14 A quietly given gift soothes an irritable person; > a heartfelt present cools a hot temper. > > 15 Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, > but for the workers of evil it's a bad day. > > 16 Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow > ends up in a congregation of ghosts. > > 17 You're addicted to thrills? What an empty life! > The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied. > > 18 What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs; > the plotter gets it in the end. > > 19 Better to live in a tent in the wild > than with a cross and petulant spouse. > > 20 Valuables are safe in a wise person's home; > fools put it all out for yard sales. > > 21 Whoever goes hunting for what is right and kind > finds life itself-glorious life! > > 22 One sage entered a whole city of armed soldiers- > their trusted defenses fell to pieces! > > 23 Watch your words and hold your tongue; > you'll save yourself a lot of grief. > > 24 You know their names-Brash, Impudent, Blasphemer- > intemperate hotheads, every one. > > 25 Lazy people finally die of hunger > because they won't get up and go to work. > > 26 Sinners are always wanting what they don't have; > the God-loyal are always giving what they do have. > > 27 Religious performance by the wicked stinks; > it's even worse when they use it to get ahead. > > 28 A lying witness is unconvincing; > a person who speaks truth is respected. > > 29 Unscrupulous people fake it a lot; > honest people are sure of their steps. > > 30 Nothing clever, nothing conceived, nothing contrived, > can get the better of God. > > 31 Do your best, prepare for the worst- > then trust God to bring victory. > > > > > > 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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