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When was the last time you read through an entire book of the Bible? Okay, great! Let's do it together. For some reason, y'all keep telling me you like my voice and you like when I read the Bible to you, so let's do it. I'm dropping one chapter of Proverbs every single day for 31 days until we finish the entire book. These quick chapters are here for you to experience God's word right where you are.
If you want to go deeper, you can grab my brand new, hot-off-the-press 31-day devotional called "Through Proverbs with Purpose." This $ digital download will be in your inbox immediately after you purchase, and it'll take you step-by-step through each chapter. I share with you my own studying structure to make sure that I'm spending time with God, understanding what I'm reading, asking myself the right questions, and applying truth to my life so that I can walk it out every day. I've broken it down day by day for you. You can head to Kayapraise.com/Proverbs to grab yours right now. That's Kayapraise, K-A-L-A-P-R-A-Y.com/Proverbs. I always feel like an infomercial when I have to spell my name like that.
All right, let's go. Lord, we thank you for this new day. Hallelujah! I'm so excited to get into your word and to share your truth with the one listening right now. We invite you into these moments. Open our ears, Lord, so that we can hear you, and open our eyes to see opportunities today to live out your word in our own lives. Amen.
Proverbs 11. The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights. Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people. Riches won't help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death. The godly are directed by honesty; the wicked fall beneath their load of sin. The godliness of good people rescues them; the ambition of treacherous people traps them. When the wicked die, their hopes die with them, for they rely on their own feeble strength. The godly are rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead. With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous. The whole city celebrates when the godly succeed; they shout for joy when the wicked die. Upright citizens are good for a city and make it prosper, but the talk of the wicked tears it apart. It is foolish to belittle one's neighbor; a sensible person keeps quiet. A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence. Without wise leadership, a nation falls; there is safety in having many advisers. There's danger in putting up security for a stranger's debt; it's safer not to guarantee another person's debt. A gracious woman gains respect, but ruthless men gain only wealth. Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you. Evil people get rich for the moment, but the reward of the godly will last. Godly people find life; evil people find death. The Lord detests people with crooked hearts, but he delights in those with integrity. Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free. A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig's snout. The godly can look forward to a reward, while the wicked can expect only judgment. Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need. If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you. Trust in your money and down you go, but the godly flourish like leaves in spring. Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind; the fool will be a servant to the wise. The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life; a wise person wins friends. If the righteous are rewarded here on Earth, what will happen to wicked sinners?
Thank you so much for listening. Remember, one chapter per day until we have read all 31 chapters of Proverbs. Be sure to head to Kayapraise.com/Proverbs or just click the link in the show notes to grab your copy of "Through Proverbs with Purpose." Catch me back here for the next chapter. Now, go walk it out.