Proverbs 19 & James 4

0:00Wisdom establishes before it directs. Welcome to wisdom daily meditation. This is a space to slow down and let God's wisdom establish what urgency cannot. This is your moment to be present as we sit with scripture today. Allow the word to steady your thoughts and gently order your day. Let be and be still and know, recognize and understand that God is God. Now, inhale and exhale. Let's begin. Proverbs 19, better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who was

1:05perverse in his lips and is a fool. It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way. The foolishness of man subverts his way, his heart rages against Yahweh. Wealth adds many friends but the poor is separated from his friend. A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free. Many will entreat the favor of a ruler and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts. All the relatives of the poor shun him. How much more do his friends avoid him? He pursues them with pleas but they are gone. He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish. Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool much

2:12less for a servant to have rule over princes. The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook and offense. The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion but his favor is like dew on the grass. A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping. House and riches are an inheritance from fathers but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. Slough on his cast into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger. He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die. He who has pity on the poor lints to Yahweh he will reward him. Discipline your son for there is hope. Don't be a willing party to his death. A hot tempered man must pay the penalty for if you rescue him you must do it again.

3:16Listen to counsel and receive instruction that you may be wise in your ladder end. There are many plans in a man's heart but Yahweh's counsel will prevail. That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar. The fear of Yahweh leads to life then contentment. He rests and will not be touched by trouble. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Vlog a scoffer and the simple will learn prudence. Rebuke one who has understanding and he will gain knowledge. He who rops his father and drives away his mother as a son who causes shame and brings reproach. If you stop listening to instruction my son you will stray from the words of knowledge. A corrupt witness mocks justice and the mouth of the wicked gulps down and

4:19niquity. Penalties are prepared for scoffers and beatings for the backs of fools. James four where do wars and fighting's among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members? You lust and don't have. You murder and covet and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have because you don't ask. You ask and don't receive because you ask with wrong motives so that you may spend it on your pleasures. You adulterers and adulteresses don't you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the scripture says in vain the spirit who lives in us yearns jellously? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. Be subject therefore to God

5:22resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands you sinners. Purify your hearts you double-minded. Limit, mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to morning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and he will exalt you. Don't speak against one another brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law you are not a doer of the law but a judge. Only one is the law giver who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another? Come now you who say today or tomorrow let's go into this city and spend a year there trade and make a profit. Whereas you don't know what your life would be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little

6:23time and then vanishes away. For you ought to say if the Lord wills we will both live and do this or that. But now you glory in your boasting all such boasting is evil to him therefore who knows to do good and doesn't do it to him it is sin. Thank you for listening to wisdom daily meditation. If you desire to grow spiritually by staying rooted in scripture not rushing the word but letting it take root I invite you to continue this practice with us on youtube at youtube.com or slash at the renewal realm. There we gather weekdays at 6 30 a.m. Pacific time for our devotional reset reading the word slowly returning to it daily and allowing scripture to form how we listen discern and live. This is a space for nourishment before movement. So wisdom can be received and

7:27obedience can be steady. I look forward to meeting you there and may the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord cause his space to shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord lift up his countenance towards you and give you peace. Have an amazing day.