Welcome to the Daily Audio Proverb. Today is the fourth. I'm Brian Hardin from Daily AudioBibybibble.com.

It's my honor to be here with you today, spending some time in the ultimate book of wisdom, the book of Proverbs, the wisdom of the ages that God is packaged together and given us as such a gift for our hearts and minds and lives.

We'll read the fourth chapter of the book of Proverbs today from the Amplified Bible.

Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, and pay attention in order to gain and to know

intelligent discernment, comprehension, and interpretation of spiritual matters.

For I give you good doctrine, what is to be received. Do not forsake my teaching.

When I, Solomon, was a son with my father, David, tender and the only son in the sight of my mother, Bathsheba, he taught me and said to me,

let your heart hold fast my words. Keep my commandments and live.

Get skillful and godly wisdom.

Get understanding, discernment, comprehension, and interpretation.

Do not forget and do not turn back from the words of my mouth.

Forake not wisdom and she will keep, defend, and protect you.

Love her, and she will guard you.

The beginning of wisdom is get wisdom, skillful and godly wisdom. For skillful and godly wisdom.

For skillful and godly wisdom is the principal thing.

With all you have gotten, get understanding, discernment, comprehension, and interpretation.

Prize wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you. She will bring you

to honor when you embrace her. She shall give to your head a wreath of gracefulness. A crown

of beauty and glory will she deliver to you. Here, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life shall be many.

I have taught you in the way of skillful and godly wisdom, which is comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God.

I have led you in paths of uprightness.

When you walk, your steps shall not be hampered. Your path will be clear and open,

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