Welcome to Day 2015 of  Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

The Book of Proverbs – Chapter 6 – Daily Wisdom

Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, but my grandkids call me Gramps. We are on trek.com/wisdom-trek-podcast/day-2015">Day 2015 of our trek. One habit I have practiced nearly every day for the past 45+ years of my adult life is to read the chapter in the book of Proverbs that corresponds to the day of the month. This single habit has been the catalyst for gaining wisdom and creating a living legacy. Adopting this habit can do the same for your life. The realization that God’s Wisdom is the only true wisdom drives me to seek God’s wisdom each day, and there is no better way to do this than to meditate on God’s book of Wisdom. Wisdom is the final frontier in gaining true knowledge. So we are on a daily trek to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Today I will read Proverbs 6.

The Book of Proverbs - Chapter 6

• Lessons for Daily Life

6 My child,^[a] if you have put up security for a friend’s debt     or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger— ² if you have trapped yourself by your agreement     and are caught by what you said— ³ follow my advice and save yourself,     for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride;     go and beg to have your name erased. ⁴ Don’t put it off; do it now!     Don’t rest until you do. ⁵ Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter,     like a bird fleeing from a net. ⁶ Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! ⁷ Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, ⁸ they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. ⁹ But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? ¹⁰ A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— ¹¹ then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber. ¹² What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars, ¹³ signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers. ¹⁴ Their perverted hearts plot evil, and they constantly stir up trouble. ¹⁵ But they will be destroyed suddenly, broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing. ¹⁶ There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests: ¹⁷ haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, ¹⁸ a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, ¹⁹ a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family. ²⁰ My son, obey your father’s commands, and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction. ²¹ Keep their words always in your heart. Tie them around your neck. ²² When you walk, their counsel will lead you. When you sleep, they will protect you. When you wake up, they will advise you. ²³ For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life. ²⁴ It will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman. ²⁵ Don’t lust for her beauty. Don’t let her coy glances seduce you. ²⁶ For a prostitute will bring you to poverty,^[b] but sleeping with another man’s wife will cost you your life. ²⁷ Can a man scoop a flame into his lap and not have his clothes catch on fire? ²⁸ Can he walk on hot coals and not blister his feet? ²⁹ So it is with the man who sleeps with another man’s wife. He who embraces her will not go unpunished. ³⁰ Excuses might be found for a thief who steals because he is starving. ³¹ But if he is caught, he must pay back seven times what he stole, even if he has to sell everything in his house. ³² But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys himself. ³³ He will be wounded and disgraced. His shame will never be erased. ³⁴ For the woman’s jealous husband will be furious, and he will show no mercy when he takes revenge. ³⁵ He will accept no compensation, nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size. As you ponder Proverbs 6, please encourage your friends and family to join us and come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy. Thank you so much for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and, most importantly, your friend as I serve you through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal. As we take this trek together, let us always:

1. Live Abundantly (Fully)
2. Love Unconditionally
3. Listen Intentionally
4. Learn Continuously
5. Lend to others Generously
6. Lead with Integrity
7. Leave a Living Legacy Each Day

I am Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Everyday! See you next time for more daily wisdom!