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go</c><00:16:28.100><c> to</c><00:16:28.299><c> Proverbs</c><00:16:28.600><c> again.</c> 00:16:32.500 --> 00:16:34.120 Proverbs<00:16:33.059><c> 17.</c> 00:16:34.200 --> 00:16:38.019 I'm<00:16:34.759><c> going</c><00:16:34.980><c> across</c><00:16:35.500><c> the</c><00:16:35.820><c> passages</c><00:16:36.139><c> right</c><00:16:36.440><c> here.</c> 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:42.019 Proverbs<00:16:39.679><c> 17</c><00:16:40.240><c> and</c><00:16:40.360><c> verse</c><00:16:40.620><c> 17.</c> 00:16:49.940 --> 00:16:52.840 Proverbs<00:16:50.240><c> 17,</c><00:16:51.019><c> verse</c><00:16:51.460><c> 17.</c> 00:16:55.379 --> 00:16:57.480 Would<00:16:55.539><c> you</c><00:16:55.559><c> mind</c><00:16:55.679><c> reading</c><00:16:55.860><c> that</c><00:16:56.139><c> for</c><00:16:56.279><c> us,</c><00:16:56.580><c> good</c><00:16:56.659><c> and</c><00:16:56.840><c> loud</c><00:16:56.960><c> please?</c> 00:16:57.860 --> 00:17:00.039 Proverbs<00:16:58.159><c> 17,</c><00:16:58.980><c> 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out</c><00:19:39.480><c> that</c><00:19:39.599><c> he'd</c><00:19:39.819><c> gone</c><00:19:40.059><c> out</c><00:19:40.299><c> to</c><00:19:40.539><c> find</c><00:19:40.759><c> David</c> 00:19:41.099 --> 00:19:44.839 and<00:19:41.380><c> knew</c><00:19:41.500><c> where</c><00:19:41.640><c> David</c><00:19:41.920><c> was,</c><00:19:42.819><c> he'd</c><00:19:43.000><c> have</c><00:19:43.079><c> wrung</c><00:19:43.259><c> Jonathan's</c><00:19:43.839><c> neck.</c> 00:19:45.099 --> 00:19:48.720 So<00:19:45.579><c> he</c><00:19:45.839><c> jeopardized</c><00:19:46.519><c> himself</c><00:19:47.059><c> for</c><00:19:47.519><c> a</c><00:19:47.759><c> friend.</c> 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:50.759 David<00:19:49.019><c> needed</c><00:19:49.279><c> him.</c><00:19:49.599><c> He</c><00:19:49.819><c> went</c><00:19:50.059><c> to</c><00:19:50.259><c> him.</c> 00:19:51.019 --> 00:19:51.920 David<00:19:51.200><c> was</c><00:19:51.420><c> in</c><00:19:51.619><c> trouble.</c> 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:55.140 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person</c><00:20:05.579><c> that</c><00:20:05.779><c> cultivates</c><00:20:06.380><c> friendships</c> 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:10.220 but<00:20:07.299><c> you</c><00:20:07.700><c> don't</c><00:20:07.859><c> really</c><00:20:08.180><c> want</c><00:20:08.359><c> it</c><00:20:08.480><c> to</c><00:20:08.700><c> have</c><00:20:08.839><c> to</c><00:20:09.000><c> mess</c><00:20:09.160><c> you</c><00:20:09.339><c> up</c><00:20:09.480><c> any?</c> 00:20:10.759 --> 00:20:13.319 You<00:20:10.920><c> don't</c><00:20:11.119><c> want</c><00:20:11.380><c> friendships</c><00:20:11.819><c> to</c><00:20:12.039><c> put</c><00:20:12.140><c> any</c><00:20:12.339><c> demand</c><00:20:12.660><c> on</c><00:20:12.900><c> you?</c> 00:20:13.319 --> 00:20:15.039 You're<00:20:13.980><c> a</c><00:20:14.180><c> fair</c><00:20:14.380><c>-weather</c><00:20:14.599><c> friend.</c> 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:17.660 You're<00:20:15.440><c> a</c><00:20:15.500><c> good</c><00:20:15.680><c> friend</c><00:20:15.920><c> whenever</c><00:20:16.299><c> things</c><00:20:16.759><c> are</c><00:20:17.000><c> going</c><00:20:17.240><c> fine.</c> 00:20:17.660 --> 00:20:20.599 But<00:20:18.099><c> when</c><00:20:18.240><c> your</c><00:20:18.460><c> friends</c><00:20:18.680><c> are</c><00:20:18.859><c> in</c><00:20:19.039><c> difficulty,</c><00:20:19.500><c> you</c><00:20:19.799><c> bail</c><00:20:20.059><c> out.</c> 00:20:20.920 --> 00:20:22.759 Is<00:20:21.000><c> that</c><00:20:21.119><c> the</c><00:20:21.259><c> kind</c><00:20:21.380><c> of</c><00:20:21.500><c> friend</c><00:20:21.599><c> you</c><00:20:21.819><c> are?</c> 00:20:24.160 --> 00:20:27.420 Let's<00:20:24.420><c> hold</c><00:20:24.539><c> your</c><00:20:24.720><c> hand</c><00:20:24.940><c> here</c><00:20:25.660><c> and</c><00:20:26.079><c> put</c><00:20:26.240><c> this</c><00:20:26.440><c> on</c><00:20:26.579><c> a</c><00:20:26.799><c> higher</c><00:20:27.039><c> level.</c> 00:20:27.539 --> 00:20:30.440 Let's<00:20:27.859><c> go</c><00:20:27.980><c> to</c><00:20:28.079><c> the</c><00:20:28.119><c> New</c><00:20:28.319><c> Testament,</c><00:20:28.920><c> John's</c><00:20:29.299><c> Epistle.</c> 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:35.640 Not<00:20:30.720><c> John's</c><00:20:31.200><c> Gospel,</c><00:20:31.619><c> John's</c><00:20:32.039><c> Epistle</c><00:20:32.579><c> at</c><00:20:33.119><c> the</c><00:20:33.339><c> end</c><00:20:33.859><c> of</c><00:20:34.019><c> the</c><00:20:34.140><c> Bible.</c> 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:48.579 First<00:20:41.559><c> of</c><00:20:41.799><c> John,</c><00:20:44.380><c> chapter</c><00:20:44.380><c> 3.</c> 00:20:58.440 --> 00:21:02.039 First<00:20:58.680><c> of</c><00:20:58.900><c> John,</c><00:20:59.400><c> chapter</c><00:20:59.460><c> 3,</c><00:21:00.099><c> verse</c><00:21:00.539><c> 16.</c> 00:21:05.980 --> 00:21:09.900 Hereby<00:21:06.960><c> perceive</c><00:21:07.599><c> we</c><00:21:08.000><c> the</c><00:21:08.200><c> love</c><00:21:08.380><c> of</c><00:21:08.680><c> God</c> 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isn't</c><00:22:01.539><c> there?</c> 00:22:02.220 --> 00:22:03.440 Right. 00:22:03.500 --> 00:22:05.059 I<00:22:03.519><c> knew</c><00:22:03.519><c> there</c><00:22:03.619><c> was</c><00:22:03.720><c> at</c><00:22:03.779><c> least</c><00:22:03.940><c> one.</c> 00:22:05.220 --> 00:22:06.039 Glenn? 00:22:07.880 --> 00:22:09.559 Yes,<00:22:08.180><c> please.</c> 00:22:15.339 --> 00:22:20.119 There's<00:22:16.059><c> the</c><00:22:16.240><c> quality</c><00:22:16.619><c> of</c><00:22:16.980><c> true</c><00:22:17.539><c> friendship</c><00:22:18.119><c> at</c><00:22:18.380><c> its</c><00:22:18.720><c> highest</c><00:22:19.079><c> level.</c> 00:22:20.539 --> 00:22:23.579 Greater<00:22:20.819><c> love</c><00:22:21.339><c> hath</c><00:22:21.740><c> no</c><00:22:22.039><c> man</c><00:22:22.299><c> than</c><00:22:22.539><c> this,</c> 00:22:23.799 --> 00:22:28.920 that<00:22:23.880><c> a</c><00:22:24.099><c> man</c><00:22:24.519><c> lay</c><00:22:24.839><c> down</c><00:22:25.380><c> his</c><00:22:25.819><c> life</c><00:22:26.480><c> for</c><00:22:27.859><c> his</c><00:22:28.140><c> friends.</c> 00:22:29.839 --> 00:22:33.380 Jonathan,<00:22:30.519><c> by</c><00:22:30.819><c> doing</c><00:22:31.059><c> what</c><00:22:31.200><c> he</c><00:22:31.339><c> did</c><00:22:31.500><c> that</c><00:22:31.799><c> night,</c><00:22:32.140><c> was</c><00:22:32.259><c> jeopardizing</c><00:22:32.839><c> his</c><00:22:33.099><c> life.</c> 00:22:33.619 --> 00:22:35.279 He<00:22:33.720><c> was</c><00:22:33.900><c> taking</c><00:22:34.200><c> a</c><00:22:34.440><c> risk.</c> 00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:37.619 He<00:22:35.619><c> was</c><00:22:35.819><c> willing</c><00:22:36.000><c> to</c><00:22:36.259><c> take</c><00:22:36.480><c> the</c><00:22:36.640><c> risk.</c> 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:42.440 But<00:22:37.759><c> on</c><00:22:37.900><c> a</c><00:22:38.000><c> much</c><00:22:38.519><c> grander</c><00:22:39.079><c> scale,</c><00:22:40.619><c> Jesus</c><00:22:41.220><c> 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than</c><00:23:54.299><c> Christ,</c><00:23:55.640><c> and</c><00:23:55.640><c> all</c><00:23:55.960><c> of</c><00:23:56.059><c> us</c> 00:23:56.220 --> 00:23:58.720 have<00:23:56.420><c> the</c><00:23:56.559><c> potential</c><00:23:57.079><c> of</c><00:23:57.339><c> having</c><00:23:57.559><c> his</c><00:23:57.839><c> friendship.</c> 00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:01.680 That's<00:23:59.660><c> exactly</c><00:24:00.059><c> what</c><00:24:00.279><c> Jesus</c><00:24:00.619><c> is</c><00:24:00.880><c> saying.</c> 00:24:01.799 --> 00:24:04.839 Greater<00:24:02.019><c> love</c><00:24:02.460><c> has</c><00:24:02.799><c> no</c><00:24:03.099><c> man</c><00:24:03.319><c> than</c><00:24:03.519><c> this,</c><00:24:03.779><c> that</c><00:24:03.880><c> a</c><00:24:04.039><c> man</c><00:24:04.200><c> lay</c><00:24:04.380><c> down</c><00:24:04.660><c> his</c> 00:24:04.839 --> 00:24:05.819 life<00:24:05.119><c> for</c><00:24:05.299><c> his</c><00:24:05.599><c> friends.</c> 00:24:06.279 --> 00:24:12.259 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day</c><00:25:07.259><c> to</c><00:25:07.380><c> get</c><00:25:07.640><c> closer</c><00:25:08.019><c> to</c><00:25:08.440><c> Christ,</c> 00:25:09.000 --> 00:25:09.980 the<00:25:09.119><c> Master?</c> 00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:12.660 Do<00:25:11.000><c> you</c><00:25:11.079><c> feel</c><00:25:11.339><c> close</c><00:25:11.640><c> to</c><00:25:11.779><c> Christ?</c> 00:25:13.380 --> 00:25:15.220 Do<00:25:13.579><c> you</c><00:25:13.579><c> feel</c><00:25:13.740><c> you</c><00:25:13.920><c> understand</c><00:25:14.359><c> what</c><00:25:14.500><c> he</c><00:25:14.579><c> really</c><00:25:14.839><c> wants</c><00:25:15.079><c> you</c> 00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:16.099 to<00:25:15.359><c> do?</c> 00:25:16.579 --> 00:25:21.220 Is<00:25:16.759><c> Christ</c><00:25:17.099><c> just</c><00:25:17.380><c> a</c><00:25:17.519><c> mirage,</c><00:25:18.539><c> just</c><00:25:18.539><c> something</c><00:25:19.339><c> we</c><00:25:19.539><c> sing</c><00:25:19.740><c> about,</c><00:25:20.180><c> 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us</c><00:25:50.319><c> and</c><00:25:50.579><c> strengthen</c><00:25:50.839><c> us.</c> 00:25:52.700 --> 00:25:55.259 Christ<00:25:53.079><c> is</c><00:25:53.720><c> the</c><00:25:53.980><c> true</c><00:25:54.240><c> friend.</c> 00:25:55.500 --> 00:25:59.079 Now<00:25:55.700><c> what</c><00:25:55.759><c> are</c><00:25:55.900><c> you</c><00:25:56.079><c> doing</c><00:25:56.539><c> to</c><00:25:57.299><c> cultivate</c><00:25:57.839><c> that</c><00:25:58.220><c> friendship?</c> 00:25:59.819 --> 00:26:03.119 It's<00:26:00.160><c> not</c><00:26:00.359><c> the</c><00:26:00.519><c> same</c><00:26:00.720><c> kind</c><00:26:01.000><c> of</c><00:26:01.180><c> friendship</c><00:26:01.440><c> as</c><00:26:01.680><c> any</c><00:26:01.859><c> other</c><00:26:02.119><c> friends,</c><00:26:02.400><c> of</c><00:26:02.640><c> course,</c> 00:26:03.119 --> 00:26:06.660 because<00:26:03.720><c> he</c><00:26:03.819><c> is</c><00:26:04.019><c> the</c><00:26:04.200><c> Master</c><00:26:04.539><c> and</c><00:26:04.700><c> he</c><00:26:04.779><c> is</c><00:26:04.940><c> the</c><00:26:05.160><c> King</c><00:26:05.619><c> and</c><00:26:06.119><c> he</c><00:26:06.359><c> is</c> 00:26:06.660 --> 00:26:11.019 our<00:26:07.000><c> Savior,</c><00:26:07.480><c> but</c><00:26:08.240><c> he's</c><00:26:08.680><c> also</c><00:26:09.279><c> our</c><00:26:10.099><c> friend.</c> 00:26:11.660 --> 00:26:14.700 You've<00:26:12.220><c> got</c><00:26:12.380><c> to</c><00:26:12.539><c> make</c><00:26:12.660><c> the</c><00:26:12.920><c> effort</c><00:26:13.200><c> to</c><00:26:13.480><c> cultivate</c><00:26:13.920><c> that</c><00:26:14.259><c> friendship</c> 00:26:14.700 --> 00:26:18.079 so<00:26:15.440><c> that</c><00:26:15.579><c> in</c><00:26:15.740><c> the</c><00:26:15.900><c> hour</c><00:26:16.099><c> of</c><00:26:16.380><c> crisis,</c><00:26:16.680><c> when</c><00:26:16.859><c> you</c><00:26:17.099><c> need</c><00:26:17.380><c> the</c><00:26:17.700><c> friend</c><00:26:17.859><c> the</c> 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00:26:43.779 --> 00:26:48.140 This<00:26:43.980><c> is</c><00:26:44.220><c> one</c><00:26:44.420><c> aspect</c><00:26:44.859><c> of</c><00:26:45.099><c> friendship</c><00:26:45.480><c> not</c><00:26:45.900><c> too</c><00:26:46.079><c> many</c><00:26:46.220><c> of</c><00:26:46.319><c> us</c><00:26:46.500><c> like.</c> 00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:53.039 Proverbs<00:26:50.420><c> 27,</c><00:26:51.259><c> verse</c><00:26:51.680><c> 6.</c> 00:26:53.299 --> 00:26:54.079 And<00:26:53.519><c> let's</c><00:26:53.779><c> see.</c> 00:26:54.480 --> 00:26:56.599 Would<00:26:54.579><c> you</c><00:26:54.680><c> mind</c><00:26:54.819><c> reading</c><00:26:55.000><c> that</c><00:26:55.180><c> for</c><00:26:55.359><c> me,</c><00:26:55.700><c> please?</c> 00:26:56.799 --> 00:26:59.039 Len,<00:26:57.039><c> one</c><00:26:57.220><c> back</c><00:26:57.500><c> behind</c><00:26:57.839><c> you.</c> 00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:01.680 Yeah,<00:27:00.740><c> the</c><00:27:00.859><c> girl,</c><00:27:01.220><c> please.</c> 00:27:02.099 --> 00:27:03.119 Yes,<00:27:02.240><c> please.</c> 00:27:03.279 --> 00:27:06.480 Proverbs<00:27:03.619><c> 27,</c><00:27:04.420><c> verse</c><00:27:04.900><c> 6.</c> 00:27:06.660 --> 00:27:17.420 Faithful<00:27:07.019><c> are</c><00:27:13.619><c> the</c><00:27:13.799><c> wounds</c><00:27:14.380><c> of</c><00:27:15.279><c> a</c><00:27:15.460><c> friend</c><00:27:15.819><c> where</c><00:27:17.039><c> the</c><00:27:17.200><c> kisses</c> 00:27:17.420 --> 00:27:19.319 of<00:27:17.619><c> an</c><00:27:17.779><c> enemy</c><00:27:17.940><c> are</c><00:27:18.200><c> deceitful.</c> 00:27:20.400 --> 00:27:22.359 Is<00:27:20.519><c> that</c><00:27:20.660><c> a</c><00:27:20.880><c> quality</c><00:27:21.140><c> in</c><00:27:21.319><c> your</c><00:27:21.519><c> friendship?</c> 00:27:23.519 --> 00:27:25.579 If<00:27:24.039><c> it</c><00:27:24.299><c> isn't,</c><00:27:24.799><c> it</c><00:27:24.940><c> ought</c><00:27:25.140><c> to</c><00:27:25.279><c> be.</c> 00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:28.440 It's<00:27:26.279><c> a</c><00:27:26.380><c> good</c><00:27:26.599><c> test</c><00:27:26.980><c> of</c><00:27:27.240><c> a</c><00:27:27.359><c> good</c><00:27:27.539><c> friend.</c> 00:27:28.700 --> 00:27:30.720 What<00:27:29.180><c> kind</c><00:27:29.299><c> of</c><00:27:29.440><c> friends</c><00:27:29.619><c> are</c><00:27:29.799><c> these</c><00:27:29.980><c> that</c><00:27:30.140><c> you've</c><00:27:30.420><c> got?</c> 00:27:31.019 --> 00:27:34.380 Always<00:27:31.319><c> telling</c><00:27:31.599><c> you</c><00:27:32.000><c> how</c><00:27:32.240><c> nice</c><00:27:32.420><c> your</c><00:27:32.599><c> hair</c><00:27:32.779><c> looks</c><00:27:33.059><c> and</c><00:27:33.839><c> how</c> 00:27:34.380 --> 00:27:35.500 your<00:27:34.539><c> makeup</c><00:27:34.799><c> is</c><00:27:35.000><c> just</c><00:27:35.240><c> right</c> 00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:37.700 and<00:27:35.799><c> how</c><00:27:36.019><c> handsome</c><00:27:36.319><c> of</c><00:27:36.519><c> a</c><00:27:36.599><c> dude</c><00:27:36.700><c> you</c><00:27:36.859><c> are.</c> 00:27:38.740 --> 00:27:40.660 But<00:27:38.880><c> you're</c><00:27:39.019><c> really</c><00:27:39.319><c> capable,</c><00:27:39.700><c> you're</c><00:27:39.920><c> really</c><00:27:40.220><c> smart,</c><00:27:40.559><c> you</c> 00:27:40.660 --> 00:27:42.059 do<00:27:40.779><c> everything</c><00:27:41.059><c> right.</c> 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:46.000 Is<00:27:42.839><c> that</c><00:27:43.019><c> ever</c><00:27:43.339><c> always</c><00:27:43.980><c> what</c><00:27:44.119><c> you</c><00:27:44.259><c> get</c><00:27:44.380><c> out</c><00:27:44.559><c> of</c><00:27:44.680><c> your</c><00:27:45.200><c> friendships?</c> 00:27:47.240 --> 00:27:50.759 Are<00:27:47.420><c> these</c><00:27:47.660><c> the</c><00:27:47.859><c> kind</c><00:27:48.019><c> of</c><00:27:48.299><c> friends,</c><00:27:48.779><c> is</c><00:27:48.940><c> this</c><00:27:49.180><c> the</c><00:27:49.420><c> kind</c><00:27:49.680><c> of</c><00:27:49.940><c> friend</c> 00:27:50.839 --> 00:27:54.160 that<00:27:51.319><c> is</c><00:27:51.559><c> willing</c><00:27:51.799><c> to</c><00:27:52.119><c> point</c><00:27:52.339><c> out</c><00:27:52.759><c> a</c><00:27:53.059><c> problem</c><00:27:53.339><c> when</c><00:27:53.460><c> there</c><00:27:53.640><c> is</c><00:27:53.880><c> one?</c> 00:27:54.160 --> 00:27:59.339 Our<00:27:55.279><c> true</c><00:27:55.759><c> friend</c><00:27:56.220><c> is</c><00:27:56.859><c> willing</c><00:27:57.220><c> to</c><00:27:57.460><c> do</c><00:27:57.660><c> that.</c> 00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:04.220 Faithful<00:28:00.240><c> are</c><00:28:00.480><c> the</c><00:28:00.740><c> wounds,</c><00:28:01.779><c> the</c><00:28:02.000><c> wounds</c><00:28:02.460><c> of</c><00:28:03.200><c> a</c><00:28:03.400><c> friend</c> 00:28:04.640 --> 00:28:07.660 when<00:28:05.299><c> you're</c><00:28:05.799><c> off</c><00:28:06.099><c> on</c><00:28:06.200><c> the</c><00:28:06.380><c> wrong</c><00:28:06.559><c> course,</c> 00:28:07.839 --> 00:28:10.200 when<00:28:08.039><c> you're</c><00:28:08.119><c> doing</c><00:28:08.339><c> something</c><00:28:08.640><c> you</c><00:28:08.779><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:09.019><c> be</c><00:28:09.259><c> doing,</c> 00:28:11.279 --> 00:28:13.740 when<00:28:11.460><c> you're</c><00:28:12.019><c> taking</c><00:28:12.359><c> something</c><00:28:12.779><c> you</c><00:28:12.920><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:13.240><c> take,</c> 00:28:14.180 --> 00:28:16.339 going<00:28:14.519><c> somewhere</c><00:28:14.839><c> you</c><00:28:15.019><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:15.339><c> go,</c> 00:28:16.500 --> 00:28:18.539 reading<00:28:16.799><c> stuff</c><00:28:17.140><c> you</c><00:28:17.279><c> shouldn't</c><00:28:17.599><c> read,</c> 00:28:19.160 --> 00:28:22.039 when<00:28:19.539><c> you're</c><00:28:19.700><c> not</c><00:28:20.000><c> helping</c><00:28:20.339><c> yourself</c><00:28:20.940><c> in</c><00:28:21.079><c> the</c><00:28:21.160><c> way</c><00:28:21.319><c> that</c><00:28:21.460><c> you</c><00:28:21.619><c> should,</c> 00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:26.319 when<00:28:22.779><c> you're</c><00:28:23.539><c> skidding</c><00:28:23.819><c> off</c><00:28:24.119><c> the</c><00:28:24.339><c> road,</c><00:28:24.920><c> as</c><00:28:24.920><c> it</c><00:28:25.140><c> were,</c> 00:28:27.200 --> 00:28:32.200 do<00:28:27.240><c> your</c><00:28:27.640><c> friends</c><00:28:28.220><c> have</c><00:28:29.059><c> the</c><00:28:29.339><c> courage</c><00:28:29.819><c> and</c><00:28:30.599><c> the</c><00:28:30.900><c> care</c><00:28:31.400><c> to</c><00:28:32.019><c> say</c> 00:28:32.200 --> 00:28:33.180 something<00:28:32.539><c> to</c><00:28:32.779><c> you?</c> 00:28:33.599 --> 00:28:35.680 Or<00:28:33.799><c> are</c><00:28:33.980><c> they</c><00:28:34.119><c> always</c><00:28:34.500><c> patting</c><00:28:34.740><c> you</c><00:28:34.880><c> on</c><00:28:35.019><c> the</c><00:28:35.200><c> back</c><00:28:35.339><c> and</c><00:28:35.539><c> saying,</c> 00:28:35.720 --> 00:28:38.740 yeah,<00:28:35.980><c> I</c><00:28:36.180><c> know,</c><00:28:36.440><c> I</c><00:28:36.619><c> know,</c><00:28:36.779><c> that's</c><00:28:37.140><c> okay,</c><00:28:37.519><c> don't</c><00:28:37.720><c> worry</c><00:28:37.960><c> about</c><00:28:38.180><c> that.</c> 00:28:39.160 --> 00:28:46.920 The<00:28:39.380><c> kisses</c><00:28:39.599><c> of</c><00:28:40.619><c> the</c><00:28:40.980><c> fool,</c><00:28:42.339><c> the</c><00:28:42.559><c> kisses</c><00:28:42.799><c> of</c><00:28:43.140><c> the</c><00:28:43.700><c> untrue</c><00:28:44.500><c> friend</c><00:28:44.940><c> are</c><00:28:45.759><c> deceitful.</c> 00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:49.900 It's<00:28:47.380><c> easy</c><00:28:47.839><c> to</c><00:28:48.140><c> constantly</c><00:28:48.599><c> pat</c><00:28:48.900><c> people</c><00:28:49.259><c> on</c><00:28:49.460><c> the</c><00:28:49.660><c> back</c> 00:28:49.900 --> 00:28:52.660 and<00:28:50.039><c> it's</c><00:28:50.259><c> easy</c><00:28:50.680><c> to</c><00:28:50.920><c> always</c><00:28:51.160><c> say</c><00:28:51.339><c> that's</c><00:28:51.720><c> okay.</c> 00:28:52.720 --> 00:28:56.839 The<00:28:53.000><c> true</c><00:28:53.440><c> friend,</c><00:28:54.380><c> when</c><00:28:54.579><c> they</c><00:28:54.920><c> see</c><00:28:55.259><c> their</c><00:28:55.700><c> friend</c><00:28:56.039><c> in</c><00:28:56.440><c> trouble</c> 00:28:56.839 --> 00:28:59.900 or<00:28:57.440><c> moving</c><00:28:57.859><c> along</c><00:28:58.339><c> the</c><00:28:58.559><c> wrong</c><00:28:58.839><c> course,</c> 00:29:00.059 --> 00:29:06.099 has<00:29:00.539><c> the</c><00:29:00.799><c> gumption,</c><00:29:01.299><c> the</c><00:29:01.599><c> courage,</c><00:29:03.039><c> the</c><00:29:03.400><c> care</c><00:29:03.859><c> to</c><00:29:05.000><c> say</c><00:29:05.240><c> something.</c> 00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:09.359 How<00:29:06.819><c> often</c><00:29:07.160><c> we</c><00:29:07.480><c> have</c><00:29:07.660><c> friends</c><00:29:08.099><c> that</c><00:29:08.319><c> perhaps</c><00:29:08.680><c> are</c><00:29:09.119><c> sort</c><00:29:09.200><c> of</c> 00:29:09.359 --> 00:29:10.359 skidding<00:29:09.579><c> off</c><00:29:09.839><c> the</c><00:29:10.059><c> road?</c> 00:29:10.779 --> 00:29:13.240 We<00:29:11.059><c> know</c><00:29:11.380><c> from</c><00:29:11.759><c> conversations</c><00:29:12.339><c> with</c><00:29:12.539><c> them</c><00:29:12.619><c> that</c><00:29:12.740><c> they're</c><00:29:12.900><c> going</c><00:29:13.119><c> in</c> 00:29:13.240 --> 00:29:14.579 the<00:29:13.400><c> wrong</c><00:29:13.599><c> way.</c> 00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:17.559 We<00:29:15.019><c> know</c><00:29:15.279><c> that</c><00:29:15.599><c> privately</c><00:29:15.940><c> they're</c><00:29:16.319><c> getting</c><00:29:16.579><c> indulged</c><00:29:17.180><c> in</c><00:29:17.420><c> things</c> 00:29:17.559 --> 00:29:19.660 they<00:29:17.779><c> shouldn't</c><00:29:18.059><c> be</c><00:29:18.299><c> indulging</c><00:29:18.740><c> in.</c> 00:29:20.059 --> 00:29:22.539 They're<00:29:20.519><c> close</c><00:29:20.839><c> to</c><00:29:21.039><c> somebody</c><00:29:21.279><c> they</c><00:29:21.460><c> shouldn't</c><00:29:21.700><c> be</c><00:29:22.019><c> close</c><00:29:22.240><c> to.</c> 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:26.220 They<00:29:22.980><c> go</c><00:29:23.220><c> places</c><00:29:23.619><c> which</c><00:29:23.880><c> we</c><00:29:24.119><c> know</c><00:29:24.500><c> are</c><00:29:24.859><c> not</c><00:29:25.000><c> all</c><00:29:25.160><c> that</c><00:29:25.420><c> great.</c> 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:29.640 They<00:29:26.759><c> read</c><00:29:27.059><c> trash</c><00:29:27.720><c> or</c><00:29:28.559><c> they</c><00:29:28.720><c> go</c><00:29:28.900><c> to</c><00:29:29.099><c> things</c><00:29:29.259><c> they</c><00:29:29.440><c> shouldn't</c> 00:29:29.640 --> 00:29:30.599 be<00:29:29.900><c> going</c><00:29:30.119><c> to</c> 00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:32.259 or<00:29:30.940><c> that's</c><00:29:31.119><c> not</c><00:29:31.359><c> helpful.</c> 00:29:32.900 --> 00:29:35.460 They're<00:29:33.160><c> making</c><00:29:33.440><c> decisions</c><00:29:33.960><c> which</c><00:29:34.180><c> we</c><00:29:34.400><c> can</c><00:29:34.660><c> see</c><00:29:34.900><c> are</c><00:29:35.200><c> leading</c> 00:29:35.460 --> 00:29:36.619 along<00:29:35.799><c> the</c><00:29:36.000><c> wrong</c><00:29:36.259><c> road.</c> 00:29:36.920 --> 00:29:38.680 What<00:29:37.059><c> do</c><00:29:37.240><c> we</c><00:29:37.259><c> do?</c><00:29:37.539><c> Stand</c><00:29:37.799><c> by?</c> 00:29:38.859 --> 00:29:41.680 Well,<00:29:38.960><c> I'm</c><00:29:39.200><c> a</c><00:29:39.400><c> friend.</c><00:29:40.359><c> See,</c><00:29:40.519><c> I'm</c><00:29:40.660><c> a</c><00:29:40.880><c> friend.</c> 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:43.720 I<00:29:42.160><c> couldn't</c><00:29:42.380><c> say</c><00:29:42.619><c> that.</c><00:29:42.839><c> They</c><00:29:42.960><c> wouldn't</c><00:29:43.119><c> like</c><00:29:43.319><c> me.</c> 00:29:43.720 --> 00:29:46.519 I'm<00:29:44.539><c> a</c><00:29:44.880><c> real</c><00:29:45.039><c> good</c><00:29:45.259><c> friend.</c><00:29:45.599><c> If</c><00:29:45.599><c> I</c><00:29:45.799><c> said</c><00:29:45.920><c> that,</c><00:29:46.160><c> they'd</c><00:29:46.420><c> really</c> 00:29:46.519 --> 00:29:47.220 get<00:29:46.700><c> angry.</c> 00:29:47.539 --> 00:29:49.140 Maybe<00:29:48.140><c> they</c><00:29:48.339><c> would.</c> 00:29:49.160 --> 00:29:52.900 But<00:29:49.240><c> the</c><00:29:49.539><c> true</c><00:29:49.859><c> friend</c><00:29:50.339><c> is</c><00:29:50.960><c> willing</c><00:29:51.359><c> to</c><00:29:51.839><c> help</c><00:29:52.160><c> even</c><00:29:52.579><c> when</c><00:29:52.700><c> it's</c> 00:29:52.900 --> 00:29:54.000 not<00:29:53.200><c> wanted,</c> 00:29:54.200 --> 00:29:56.160 even<00:29:54.680><c> when</c><00:29:54.839><c> it's</c><00:29:55.099><c> not</c><00:29:55.359><c> liked.</c> 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:00.220 Look<00:29:57.099><c> at</c><00:29:57.240><c> verse</c><00:29:57.420><c> 5,</c><00:29:57.880><c> the</c><00:29:58.000><c> verse</c><00:29:58.200><c> before</c><00:29:58.559><c> it.</c> 00:30:00.839 --> 00:30:03.480 Proverbs<00:30:01.079><c> 27,</c><00:30:01.799><c> verse</c><00:30:01.980><c> 5.</c> 00:30:04.799 --> 00:30:07.259 Open<00:30:05.039><c> rebuke,</c><00:30:05.720><c> that</c><00:30:05.900><c> means</c><00:30:06.180><c> correction.</c> 00:30:07.740 --> 00:30:11.880 Open<00:30:08.039><c> rebuke</c><00:30:08.680><c> or</c><00:30:08.980><c> correction</c><00:30:09.500><c> is</c><00:30:09.980><c> better</c><00:30:10.240><c> than</c><00:30:10.539><c> secret</c><00:30:10.940><c> love.</c> 00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:14.839 Look,<00:30:13.059><c> I</c><00:30:13.259><c> like</c><00:30:13.519><c> this</c><00:30:13.759><c> person</c><00:30:14.119><c> so</c><00:30:14.519><c> much.</c> 00:30:15.279 --> 00:30:17.559 I<00:30:15.420><c> would</c><00:30:15.660><c> really</c><00:30:16.119><c> bruise</c><00:30:16.359><c> their</c><00:30:16.559><c> feelings</c><00:30:16.920><c> if</c><00:30:17.119><c> I</c><00:30:17.259><c> told</c><00:30:17.420><c> them</c> 00:30:17.559 --> 00:30:19.079 that<00:30:17.680><c> they</c><00:30:17.779><c> shouldn't</c><00:30:17.960><c> be</c><00:30:18.140><c> drinking.</c> 00:30:20.160 --> 00:30:21.759 I<00:30:20.599><c> couldn't</c><00:30:20.819><c> say</c><00:30:21.019><c> that</c><00:30:21.180><c> to</c><00:30:21.299><c> her.</c> 00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:23.200 You<00:30:22.279><c> know</c><00:30:22.339><c> what</c><00:30:22.460><c> she'd</c><00:30:22.680><c> say</c><00:30:22.839><c> to</c><00:30:23.000><c> me?</c> 00:30:23.339 --> 00:30:24.460 There<00:30:23.579><c> goes</c><00:30:23.799><c> our</c><00:30:24.039><c> friendship.</c> 00:30:24.720 --> 00:30:26.180 Couldn't<00:30:25.019><c> possibly</c><00:30:25.539><c> say</c><00:30:25.799><c> that.</c> 00:30:26.339 --> 00:30:28.640 And<00:30:26.579><c> you</c><00:30:26.799><c> know</c><00:30:27.200><c> that</c><00:30:27.380><c> the</c><00:30:27.539><c> person</c><00:30:27.759><c> needs</c><00:30:27.980><c> it</c><00:30:28.240><c> said</c><00:30:28.420><c> to.</c> 00:30:29.019 --> 00:30:32.359 Well,<00:30:29.220><c> if</c><00:30:29.339><c> you</c><00:30:29.599><c> can't</c><00:30:29.960><c> say</c><00:30:30.160><c> it,</c><00:30:30.359><c> find</c><00:30:30.599><c> somebody</c><00:30:30.900><c> who</c><00:30:31.099><c> will</c><00:30:31.319><c> say</c><00:30:31.579><c> it.</c> 00:30:32.940 --> 00:30:35.220 If<00:30:33.099><c> you're</c><00:30:33.319><c> not</c><00:30:33.539><c> in</c><00:30:33.680><c> a</c><00:30:33.799><c> good</c><00:30:33.940><c> position</c><00:30:34.380><c> to</c><00:30:34.599><c> say</c><00:30:34.819><c> something,</c> 00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:38.420 then<00:30:35.839><c> find</c><00:30:36.279><c> some</c><00:30:36.599><c> way</c><00:30:36.779><c> of</c><00:30:36.940><c> getting</c><00:30:37.079><c> that</c><00:30:37.380><c> person</c><00:30:37.700><c> some</c><00:30:37.980><c> help,</c> 00:30:38.900 --> 00:30:40.440 whether<00:30:39.180><c> they</c><00:30:39.480><c> want</c><00:30:39.640><c> it</c><00:30:39.779><c> or</c><00:30:39.920><c> not.</c> 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:44.099 It<00:30:40.839><c> might</c><00:30:41.519><c> put</c><00:30:41.779><c> a</c><00:30:42.000><c> crimp</c><00:30:42.200><c> on</c><00:30:42.319><c> their</c><00:30:42.519><c> friendship</c><00:30:42.880><c> temporarily.</c> 00:30:44.299 --> 00:30:47.859 But<00:30:44.400><c> if</c><00:30:44.500><c> that</c><00:30:44.799><c> person</c><00:30:45.140><c> is</c><00:30:45.380><c> a</c><00:30:45.480><c> true</c><00:30:45.759><c> friend</c><00:30:46.299><c> in</c><00:30:47.099><c> the</c><00:30:47.279><c> long</c><00:30:47.519><c> run,</c> 00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:50.240 they'll<00:30:48.299><c> thank</c><00:30:48.539><c> you</c><00:30:48.720><c> for</c><00:30:48.799><c> what</c><00:30:49.000><c> you</c><00:30:49.200><c> did.</c> 00:30:50.859 --> 00:30:54.119 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want</c><00:31:17.940><c> to</c><00:31:18.099><c> tell</c><00:31:18.220><c> them</c><00:31:18.339><c> they</c><00:31:18.460><c> were</c><00:31:18.579><c> going</c><00:31:18.779><c> that</c><00:31:19.039><c> way.</c> 00:31:19.779 --> 00:31:21.059 Too<00:31:20.099><c> bad.</c> 00:31:21.759 --> 00:31:23.900 You<00:31:21.900><c> walk</c><00:31:22.220><c> away</c><00:31:22.460><c> and</c><00:31:22.700><c> say,</c><00:31:22.880><c> I</c><00:31:23.039><c> couldn't</c><00:31:23.339><c> tell</c><00:31:23.599><c> them.</c> 00:31:24.039 --> 00:31:26.079 I<00:31:24.200><c> just</c><00:31:24.440><c> couldn't</c><00:31:24.640><c> because</c><00:31:24.779><c> they're</c><00:31:25.019><c> a</c><00:31:25.039><c> good</c><00:31:25.220><c> friend.</c> 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:27.900 Really? 00:31:28.299 --> 00:31:29.519 A<00:31:28.480><c> good</c><00:31:28.660><c> friend.</c> 00:31:29.619 --> 00:31:31.559 You<00:31:29.759><c> never</c><00:31:30.039><c> threw</c><00:31:30.220><c> them</c><00:31:30.400><c> a</c><00:31:30.539><c> life</c><00:31:30.799><c> jacket.</c> 00:31:31.579 --> 00:31:33.259 You<00:31:31.779><c> never</c><00:31:31.940><c> went</c><00:31:32.099><c> to</c><00:31:32.200><c> see</c><00:31:32.380><c> if</c><00:31:32.480><c> somebody</c><00:31:32.759><c> on</c><00:31:32.920><c> the</c><00:31:33.099><c> shore</c> 00:31:33.259 --> 00:31:34.819 could<00:31:33.440><c> give</c><00:31:33.539><c> them</c><00:31:33.720><c> a</c><00:31:33.859><c> line</c><00:31:34.039><c> and</c><00:31:34.220><c> pull</c><00:31:34.400><c> them</c><00:31:34.559><c> in.</c> 00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:37.799 If<00:31:35.180><c> you</c><00:31:35.420><c> can't</c><00:31:35.740><c> do</c><00:31:35.900><c> it,</c><00:31:36.799><c> then</c><00:31:36.960><c> be</c><00:31:37.180><c> a</c><00:31:37.319><c> good</c><00:31:37.519><c> friend</c> 00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:41.740 and<00:31:38.000><c> help</c><00:31:38.339><c> somebody</c><00:31:38.759><c> else</c><00:31:39.039><c> do</c><00:31:39.200><c> it.</c> 00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:49.720 Another<00:31:42.220><c> passage,</c><00:31:43.420><c> Proverbs</c><00:31:43.660><c> 27,</c><00:31:47.380><c> verse</c><00:31:47.619><c> 9</c><00:31:48.420><c> and</c><00:31:49.039><c> 17.</c> 00:31:50.200 --> 00:31:51.500 Same<00:31:50.200><c> chapter.</c> 00:31:51.920 --> 00:31:54.240 Slip<00:31:52.240><c> down</c><00:31:52.420><c> to</c><00:31:52.519><c> verse</c><00:31:52.700><c> 9.</c> 00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:59.380 Ointments<00:31:56.680><c> and</c><00:31:56.960><c> perfume</c><00:31:57.420><c> rejoice</c><00:31:58.000><c> the</c><00:31:58.380><c> heart.</c> 00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:03.400 So<00:32:00.680><c> doth</c><00:32:00.940><c> the</c><00:32:01.339><c> sweetness</c><00:32:01.819><c> of</c><00:32:02.200><c> a</c><00:32:02.359><c> man's</c><00:32:02.900><c> friend</c> 00:32:03.400 --> 00:32:06.319 by<00:32:03.960><c> hearty</c><00:32:04.720><c> or</c><00:32:05.339><c> strong</c><00:32:05.779><c> counsel.</c> 00:32:06.319 --> 00:32:09.019 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sweetness</c><00:32:21.700><c> of</c><00:32:22.099><c> a</c><00:32:22.319><c> man's</c><00:32:22.859><c> friend</c> 00:32:23.140 --> 00:32:24.420 by<00:32:23.559><c> hearty</c><00:32:24.039><c> counsel.</c> 00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:28.460 If<00:32:24.980><c> you</c><00:32:25.240><c> think</c><00:32:25.440><c> that</c><00:32:25.680><c> those</c><00:32:26.160><c> can</c><00:32:26.579><c> generate</c><00:32:27.200><c> joy</c><00:32:27.720><c> and</c><00:32:28.000><c> happiness</c> 00:32:28.460 --> 00:32:31.960 and<00:32:29.700><c> move</c><00:32:30.079><c> you</c><00:32:30.460><c> to</c><00:32:30.640><c> some</c><00:32:30.839><c> extent,</c> 00:32:32.329 --> 00:32:35.819 then<00:32:32.700><c> here</c><00:32:33.079><c> is</c><00:32:33.359><c> something</c><00:32:33.700><c> far</c><00:32:33.980><c> more</c><00:32:34.259><c> important.</c> 00:32:36.640 --> 00:32:39.740 A<00:32:36.779><c> friend's</c><00:32:37.339><c> counsel</c><00:32:37.700><c> can</c><00:32:37.980><c> be</c><00:32:38.279><c> sweeter</c><00:32:38.500><c> than</c><00:32:38.740><c> perfume.</c> 00:32:41.059 --> 00:32:44.759 A<00:32:41.220><c> friend's</c><00:32:41.980><c> counsel</c><00:32:42.440><c> and</c><00:32:42.819><c> help</c><00:32:43.279><c> can</c><00:32:44.299><c> have</c> 00:32:44.759 --> 00:32:48.319 a<00:32:44.920><c> much</c><00:32:45.140><c> greater</c><00:32:47.019><c> perfume</c><00:32:47.500><c> and</c><00:32:47.880><c> fragrance</c> 00:32:48.319 --> 00:32:52.140 than<00:32:49.220><c> any</c><00:32:50.140><c> perfume</c><00:32:50.680><c> you</c><00:32:50.859><c> could</c><00:32:51.079><c> think</c><00:32:51.299><c> of.</c> 00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:55.420 In<00:32:52.900><c> other</c><00:32:53.119><c> words,</c><00:32:53.500><c> what</c><00:32:53.619><c> Proverbs</c><00:32:53.960><c> is</c><00:32:54.099><c> saying</c><00:32:54.460><c> is</c> 00:32:55.420 --> 00:32:58.319 by<00:32:55.859><c> a</c><00:32:56.839><c> willingness</c><00:32:57.259><c> to</c><00:32:57.539><c> give</c><00:32:57.799><c> counsel,</c> 00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:02.440 a<00:32:59.279><c> willingness</c><00:32:59.559><c> to</c><00:32:59.920><c> listen</c><00:33:00.319><c> and</c><00:33:00.619><c> to</c><00:33:00.880><c> help</c><00:33:01.119><c> a</c><00:33:01.480><c> friend</c> 00:33:02.680 --> 00:33:05.940 actually<00:33:03.279><c> has</c><00:33:03.680><c> a</c><00:33:03.980><c> fragrance</c><00:33:04.380><c> and</c><00:33:04.759><c> a</c><00:33:04.940><c> beauty</c><00:33:05.160><c> to</c><00:33:05.400><c> it</c> 00:33:05.940 --> 00:33:08.859 in<00:33:06.160><c> God's</c><00:33:06.619><c> sight</c><00:33:07.460><c> more</c><00:33:08.160><c> and</c><00:33:08.559><c> above</c> 00:33:08.859 --> 00:33:13.380 than<00:33:09.200><c> any</c><00:33:09.559><c> perfume</c><00:33:10.019><c> and</c><00:33:10.359><c> any</c><00:33:10.720><c> fragrance</c><00:33:11.140><c> you</c><00:33:11.380><c> could</c><00:33:11.579><c> think</c><00:33:11.779><c> of.</c> 00:33:14.099 --> 00:33:16.160 And<00:33:14.099><c> furthermore,</c><00:33:14.920><c> in</c><00:33:15.059><c> the</c><00:33:15.200><c> same</c><00:33:15.400><c> chapter,</c> 00:33:16.460 --> 00:33:18.359 let's<00:33:16.539><c> go</c><00:33:16.660><c> down</c><00:33:16.819><c> to</c><00:33:16.920><c> verse</c><00:33:17.059><c> 17.</c> 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:24.259 Here's<00:33:21.619><c> what</c><00:33:21.740><c> we've</c><00:33:21.980><c> been</c><00:33:22.180><c> saying</c><00:33:22.579><c> in</c><00:33:23.559><c> capsule</c><00:33:23.960><c> form.</c> 00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:28.019 It's<00:33:24.480><c> a</c><00:33:24.579><c> good</c><00:33:24.740><c> passage</c><00:33:25.140><c> to</c><00:33:25.359><c> write</c><00:33:25.539><c> out</c><00:33:26.359><c> and</c><00:33:26.799><c> to</c><00:33:27.000><c> remember.</c> 00:33:28.460 --> 00:33:32.079 Proverbs<00:33:29.180><c> 27,</c><00:33:29.980><c> verse</c><00:33:30.619><c> 17.</c> 00:33:33.299 --> 00:33:35.460 Iron<00:33:33.440><c> sharpeneth</c><00:33:34.160><c> iron,</c> 00:33:36.500 --> 00:33:39.059 so<00:33:36.640><c> a</c><00:33:36.839><c> man,</c><00:33:37.500><c> or</c><00:33:37.779><c> a</c><00:33:37.900><c> woman,</c> 00:33:39.339 --> 00:33:42.299 sharpeneth<00:33:39.819><c> the</c><00:33:40.299><c> countenance</c><00:33:40.920><c> of</c><00:33:41.119><c> his</c><00:33:41.400><c> friend.</c> 00:33:43.079 --> 00:33:45.880 And<00:33:43.299><c> that</c><00:33:43.460><c> really</c><00:33:43.759><c> means,</c><00:33:45.039><c> by</c><00:33:45.380><c> countenance,</c> 00:33:46.059 --> 00:33:47.700 it<00:33:46.059><c> means</c><00:33:46.420><c> character</c><00:33:47.019><c> especially.</c> 00:33:48.160 --> 00:33:50.059 Literally<00:33:48.480><c> it</c><00:33:48.680><c> means</c><00:33:49.000><c> face.</c> 00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:51.500 Iron<00:33:50.500><c> sharpeneth</c><00:33:51.140><c> iron,</c> 00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:53.859 so<00:33:51.839><c> a</c><00:33:52.000><c> man</c><00:33:52.259><c> sharpeneth</c><00:33:52.779><c> the</c><00:33:52.960><c> face</c><00:33:53.160><c> of</c><00:33:53.319><c> his</c><00:33:53.579><c> friend.</c> 00:33:53.859 --> 00:33:57.759 But<00:33:54.420><c> it</c><00:33:54.720><c> stands</c><00:33:54.980><c> for</c><00:33:55.160><c> the</c><00:33:55.299><c> idea</c><00:33:55.619><c> of</c><00:33:56.000><c> character.</c> 00:33:58.519 --> 00:33:59.779 Iron<00:33:58.680><c> sharpens</c><00:33:59.420><c> iron,</c> 00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:02.400 but<00:34:00.059><c> a</c><00:34:00.359><c> true</c><00:34:00.599><c> friend</c><00:34:01.039><c> is</c><00:34:01.460><c> willing</c> 00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:05.019 to<00:34:03.279><c> sharpen</c><00:34:03.660><c> the</c><00:34:03.980><c> character</c><00:34:04.359><c> of</c><00:34:04.519><c> his</c><00:34:04.720><c> friend.</c> 00:34:05.220 --> 00:34:06.740 And<00:34:05.500><c> it's</c><00:34:05.640><c> not</c><00:34:05.859><c> a</c><00:34:06.000><c> one</c><00:34:06.160><c>-way</c><00:34:06.339><c> street.</c> 00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:07.440 You<00:34:06.980><c> see</c><00:34:07.119><c> that?</c> 00:34:07.640 --> 00:34:09.719 Iron<00:34:08.260><c> sharpens</c><00:34:08.860><c> iron.</c> 00:34:10.239 --> 00:34:13.719 It's<00:34:10.480><c> a</c><00:34:10.659><c> reciprocal,</c><00:34:11.840><c> two</c><00:34:12.079><c>-way</c><00:34:12.440><c> relationship.</c> 00:34:14.219 --> 00:34:18.639 True<00:34:14.500><c> friends</c><00:34:15.000><c> are</c><00:34:15.780><c> people</c><00:34:16.199><c> that</c><00:34:16.559><c> help</c><00:34:16.820><c> each</c><00:34:17.139><c> other's</c><00:34:17.760><c> character.</c> 00:34:19.420 --> 00:34:23.159 True<00:34:19.739><c> friends</c><00:34:20.179><c> are</c><00:34:20.579><c> helping</c><00:34:20.860><c> each</c><00:34:21.239><c> other</c><00:34:21.679><c> along</c><00:34:21.960><c> the</c><00:34:22.179><c> road.</c> 00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:26.940 True<00:34:24.280><c> friends</c><00:34:24.739><c> are</c><00:34:25.099><c> willing</c><00:34:25.440><c> to</c><00:34:25.719><c> give</c><00:34:26.000><c> and</c><00:34:26.440><c> take.</c> 00:34:27.380 --> 00:34:29.059 It's<00:34:27.400><c> not</c><00:34:27.599><c> a</c><00:34:27.719><c> one</c><00:34:27.860><c>-way</c><00:34:28.059><c> street.</c> 00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:31.699 That<00:34:29.739><c> also</c><00:34:30.099><c> says,</c><00:34:30.440><c> by</c><00:34:30.639><c> the</c><00:34:30.760><c> way,</c> 00:34:32.280 --> 00:34:34.400 don't<00:34:32.420><c> be</c><00:34:32.599><c> surprised</c><00:34:33.239><c> if</c><00:34:33.380><c> you've</c><00:34:33.599><c> got</c><00:34:33.739><c> a</c><00:34:33.880><c> true</c><00:34:34.099><c> friend</c> 00:34:34.400 --> 00:34:37.920 that<00:34:34.559><c> once</c><00:34:34.780><c> in</c><00:34:34.940><c> a</c><00:34:35.039><c> while</c><00:34:35.360><c> that</c><00:34:35.719><c> friend</c><00:34:35.980><c> tries</c><00:34:36.340><c> to</c><00:34:36.679><c> offer</c><00:34:36.840><c> some</c><00:34:37.099><c> help.</c> 00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:40.760 Don't<00:34:38.519><c> be</c><00:34:38.780><c> indignant</c><00:34:39.219><c> if</c><00:34:39.440><c> someone</c><00:34:39.780><c> tells</c><00:34:40.099><c> you</c><00:34:40.460><c> off</c> 00:34:40.760 --> 00:34:41.840 that's<00:34:41.099><c> a</c><00:34:41.199><c> true</c><00:34:41.400><c> friend.</c> 00:34:42.260 --> 00:34:44.199 Perhaps<00:34:42.539><c> nicely,</c><00:34:43.079><c> perhaps</c><00:34:43.340><c> not.</c> 00:34:44.539 --> 00:34:47.420 Don't<00:34:44.880><c> be</c><00:34:45.179><c> indignant</c><00:34:45.559><c> and</c><00:34:45.840><c> figure</c><00:34:46.000><c> the</c><00:34:46.239><c> person's</c><00:34:46.679><c> not</c><00:34:46.880><c> your</c><00:34:47.119><c> friend</c> 00:34:47.420 --> 00:34:50.940 because<00:34:47.920><c> they've</c><00:34:48.400><c> told</c><00:34:48.579><c> you</c><00:34:48.760><c> where</c><00:34:48.920><c> to</c><00:34:49.019><c> get</c><00:34:49.219><c> off</c><00:34:49.579><c> once</c><00:34:49.900><c> in</c><00:34:50.039><c> a</c><00:34:50.139><c> while.</c> 00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:54.260 That<00:34:51.760><c> might</c><00:34:52.000><c> be</c><00:34:52.199><c> the</c><00:34:52.380><c> mark</c><00:34:52.559><c> of</c><00:34:52.719><c> the</c><00:34:52.920><c> real</c><00:34:53.219><c> friend.</c> 00:34:54.400 --> 00:34:56.460 And<00:34:54.539><c> the</c><00:34:54.639><c> ones</c><00:34:54.760><c> that</c><00:34:54.940><c> you</c><00:34:55.119><c> think</c><00:34:55.300><c> are</c><00:34:55.519><c> friends</c><00:34:55.760><c> standing</c><00:34:56.099><c> back</c> 00:34:56.460 --> 00:35:00.400 saying<00:34:56.699><c> nothing</c><00:34:57.320><c> may</c><00:34:57.820><c> not</c><00:34:58.059><c> be</c><00:34:58.219><c> the</c><00:34:58.440><c> really</c><00:34:58.860><c> good</c><00:34:59.440><c> friends.</c> 00:35:01.219 --> 00:35:02.719 Let's<00:35:01.400><c> go</c><00:35:01.579><c> on</c><00:35:01.679><c> a</c><00:35:01.760><c> bit</c><00:35:01.860><c> further.</c> 00:35:03.099 --> 00:35:05.239 The<00:35:03.340><c> vulnerability</c><00:35:03.900><c> of</c><00:35:04.199><c> friendship.</c> 00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:08.199 Roman<00:35:06.159><c> numeral</c><00:35:06.519><c> two,</c><00:35:06.820><c> the</c><00:35:07.019><c> last</c><00:35:07.260><c> section.</c> 00:35:08.340 --> 00:35:09.460 We're<00:35:08.559><c> going</c><00:35:08.559><c> to</c><00:35:08.739><c> shift</c><00:35:08.880><c> gears</c><00:35:09.199><c> here</c> 00:35:09.460 --> 00:35:11.980 and<00:35:09.559><c> look</c><00:35:09.719><c> at</c><00:35:09.940><c> friendship</c><00:35:10.260><c> from</c><00:35:10.500><c> another</c><00:35:10.760><c> perspective.</c> 00:35:12.699 --> 00:35:14.159 Proverbs<00:35:13.179><c> 16.</c> 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:24.800 How<00:35:23.159><c> to</c><00:35:23.599><c> wreck</c><00:35:23.739><c> a</c><00:35:23.960><c> friend.</c> 00:35:25.099 --> 00:35:27.780 How<00:35:25.159><c> to</c><00:35:25.400><c> destroy</c><00:35:25.920><c> a</c><00:35:26.260><c> friendship.</c> 00:35:29.340 --> 00:35:32.460 Proverbs<00:35:29.780><c> 16,</c><00:35:31.460><c> verse</c><00:35:31.719><c> 28.</c> 00:35:32.780 --> 00:35:35.199 Let's<00:35:32.940><c> see</c><00:35:33.119><c> if</c><00:35:33.199><c> we</c><00:35:33.260><c> can</c><00:35:33.340><c> get</c><00:35:33.480><c> someone</c><00:35:33.679><c> else</c><00:35:33.900><c> to</c><00:35:34.059><c> read</c><00:35:34.179><c> this.</c> 00:35:35.599 --> 00:35:37.860 Please,<00:35:35.860><c> would</c><00:35:36.000><c> you</c><00:35:36.099><c> mind</c><00:35:36.219><c> reading</c><00:35:36.420><c> that</c><00:35:36.639><c> for</c><00:35:36.820><c> us?</c> 00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:43.239 Proverbs<00:35:39.280><c> 16,</c><00:35:39.820><c> I'd</c><00:35:40.099><c> like</c><00:35:40.179><c> you</c><00:35:40.360><c> to</c><00:35:40.559><c> read</c><00:35:40.880><c> verse</c><00:35:41.619><c> 28.</c> 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:50.400 Isn't<00:35:44.800><c> that</c><00:35:45.199><c> true?</c> 00:35:51.280 --> 00:35:52.900 Are<00:35:51.340><c> you</c><00:35:51.440><c> a</c><00:35:51.579><c> whisperer?</c> 00:35:53.099 --> 00:35:54.000 Gossip? 00:35:54.599 --> 00:35:56.380 You're<00:35:54.780><c> the</c><00:35:54.880><c> kind</c><00:35:55.059><c> of</c><00:35:55.159><c> person</c><00:35:55.440><c> that</c><00:35:55.679><c> pretends</c> 00:35:56.380 --> 00:35:57.679 you're<00:35:56.920><c> a</c><00:35:57.059><c> good</c><00:35:57.300><c> friend</c> 00:35:57.679 --> 00:35:59.219 and<00:35:57.820><c> when</c><00:35:57.940><c> the</c><00:35:58.159><c> friend</c><00:35:58.260><c> walks</c><00:35:58.619><c> out</c><00:35:58.780><c> of</c><00:35:58.860><c> the</c><00:35:59.019><c> room</c> 00:35:59.219 --> 00:36:00.860 you<00:35:59.539><c> then</c><00:35:59.739><c> turn</c><00:35:59.940><c> to</c><00:36:00.079><c> some</c><00:36:00.260><c> of</c><00:36:00.380><c> your</c><00:36:00.460><c> other</c><00:36:00.679><c> friends</c> 00:36:00.860 --> 00:36:02.760 and<00:36:01.079><c> speak</c><00:36:01.260><c> behind</c><00:36:01.579><c> their</c><00:36:01.780><c> back.</c> 00:36:04.059 --> 00:36:06.179 You're<00:36:04.239><c> a</c><00:36:04.340><c> backstabber?</c> 00:36:07.260 --> 00:36:08.739 You're<00:36:07.440><c> the</c><00:36:07.579><c> kind</c><00:36:07.719><c> of</c><00:36:07.840><c> person</c><00:36:08.099><c> that</c><00:36:08.400><c> expects</c> 00:36:08.739 --> 00:36:10.280 that<00:36:08.960><c> these</c><00:36:09.119><c> people</c><00:36:09.360><c> will</c><00:36:09.539><c> be</c><00:36:09.659><c> good</c><00:36:09.840><c> to</c><00:36:10.019><c> you</c> 00:36:10.280 --> 00:36:12.380 and<00:36:10.519><c> loyal</c><00:36:10.840><c> friends</c><00:36:11.199><c> when</c><00:36:11.360><c> they</c><00:36:11.619><c> also</c><00:36:11.980><c> know</c> 00:36:12.380 --> 00:36:12.719 and<00:36:12.719><c> you</c><00:36:12.719><c> don't.</c> 00:36:12.719 --> 00:36:17.059 You<00:36:12.900><c> also</c><00:36:13.300><c> do,</c><00:36:13.940><c> in</c><00:36:14.059><c> fact,</c><00:36:14.760><c> a</c><00:36:14.840><c> lot</c><00:36:15.019><c> of</c><00:36:15.179><c> gossiping.</c> 00:36:17.460 --> 00:36:19.760 Go<00:36:17.719><c> to</c><00:36:17.840><c> a</c><00:36:17.980><c> gathering</c><00:36:18.280><c> or</c><00:36:18.480><c> a</c><00:36:18.579><c> get</c><00:36:18.719><c>-together,</c><00:36:19.320><c> smile,</c> 00:36:19.840 --> 00:36:20.820 do<00:36:20.039><c> things</c><00:36:20.340><c> together.</c> 00:36:21.260 --> 00:36:24.599 Pretend,<00:36:21.760><c> or</c><00:36:21.920><c> at</c><00:36:21.960><c> least</c><00:36:22.260><c> appear</c><00:36:22.539><c> to</c><00:36:22.739><c> be,</c><00:36:23.239><c> a</c><00:36:23.400><c> great</c><00:36:23.619><c> friend.</c> 00:36:25.219 --> 00:36:27.000 You<00:36:25.440><c> get</c><00:36:25.639><c> home,</c><00:36:26.099><c> grab</c><00:36:26.300><c> the</c><00:36:26.539><c> phone,</c> 00:36:27.380 --> 00:36:28.599 phone<00:36:27.500><c> up</c><00:36:27.659><c> two</c><00:36:27.800><c> or</c><00:36:27.860><c> three</c><00:36:28.079><c> other</c><00:36:28.219><c> in</c><00:36:28.340><c> the</c><00:36:28.460><c> group.</c> 00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:30.800 Do<00:36:29.079><c> you</c><00:36:29.280><c> know</c><00:36:29.440><c> what</c><00:36:29.619><c> that</c><00:36:29.880><c> person</c><00:36:30.119><c> said</c><00:36:30.280><c> to</c><00:36:30.460><c> me?</c> 00:36:31.139 --> 00:36:32.079 Don't<00:36:31.420><c> tell</c><00:36:31.719><c> anybody.</c> 00:36:32.440 --> 00:36:34.199 But,<00:36:33.219><c> she</c><00:36:33.420><c> said</c><00:36:33.579><c> not</c><00:36:33.780><c> to</c><00:36:34.019><c> tell.</c> 00:36:34.500 --> 00:36:39.019 But,<00:36:37.059><c> I</c><00:36:37.239><c> know</c><00:36:37.480><c> she</c><00:36:37.780><c> said</c><00:36:38.039><c> say</c><00:36:38.280><c> thus</c><00:36:38.420><c> to</c><00:36:38.699><c> nobody,</c> 00:36:39.219 --> 00:36:40.280 but<00:36:39.380><c> I've</c><00:36:39.559><c> got</c><00:36:39.639><c> to</c><00:36:39.840><c> tell</c><00:36:39.960><c> you</c><00:36:40.039><c> this.</c> 00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:42.659 You<00:36:40.960><c> wouldn't</c><00:36:41.380><c> believe.</c> 00:36:43.300 --> 00:36:45.579 And<00:36:43.360><c> yet,</c><00:36:43.460><c> the</c><00:36:43.679><c> person</c><00:36:43.920><c> said</c><00:36:44.099><c> it</c><00:36:44.260><c> to</c><00:36:44.340><c> you</c><00:36:44.480><c> in</c><00:36:44.639><c> confidence.</c> 00:36:46.099 --> 00:36:48.679 You<00:36:46.360><c> promised</c><00:36:46.780><c> that</c><00:36:47.179><c> you</c><00:36:47.300><c> wouldn't</c><00:36:47.519><c> say</c><00:36:47.800><c> anything.</c> 00:36:49.380 --> 00:36:51.639 It<00:36:49.519><c> was</c><00:36:49.760><c> said</c><00:36:50.039><c> in</c><00:36:50.480><c> confidence.</c> 00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:56.099 Friendship<00:36:53.199><c> depends</c><00:36:53.719><c> on</c><00:36:54.239><c> confidence</c><00:36:54.739><c> and</c><00:36:55.139><c> trust.</c> 00:36:56.500 --> 00:36:58.039 If<00:36:56.619><c> you've</c><00:36:56.800><c> got</c><00:36:56.880><c> problems</c><00:36:57.300><c> keeping</c><00:36:57.679><c> friends,</c> 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:00.099 maybe<00:36:58.320><c> you</c><00:36:58.440><c> should</c><00:36:58.599><c> look</c><00:36:58.780><c> at</c><00:36:58.920><c> this</c><00:36:59.099><c> aspect.</c> 00:37:00.480 --> 00:37:03.179 Maybe<00:37:00.739><c> one</c><00:37:00.920><c> of</c><00:37:01.019><c> the</c><00:37:01.099><c> reasons</c><00:37:01.440><c> why</c><00:37:01.699><c> you</c><00:37:01.920><c> do</c><00:37:02.300><c> have</c><00:37:02.679><c> problems,</c> 00:37:03.219 --> 00:37:05.900 if<00:37:03.420><c> you</c><00:37:03.619><c> do,</c><00:37:04.400><c> keeping</c><00:37:04.800><c> friends,</c> 00:37:06.420 --> 00:37:08.619 is<00:37:06.519><c> the</c><00:37:06.739><c> fact</c><00:37:06.900><c> that</c><00:37:07.039><c> you're</c><00:37:07.219><c> known</c><00:37:07.420><c> for</c><00:37:07.639><c> a</c><00:37:07.800><c> gossip.</c> 00:37:08.780 --> 00:37:11.000 You've<00:37:09.340><c> got</c><00:37:09.420><c> a</c><00:37:09.579><c> wagging</c><00:37:09.980><c> tongue.</c> 00:37:11.139 --> 00:37:13.480 Your<00:37:11.280><c> lips</c><00:37:11.500><c> are</c><00:37:11.739><c> always</c><00:37:12.039><c> flapping</c><00:37:12.320><c> in</c><00:37:12.480><c> the</c><00:37:12.639><c> breeze.</c> 00:37:15.860 --> 00:37:19.219 The<00:37:16.059><c> telephone</c><00:37:16.619><c> perhaps</c><00:37:17.500><c> has</c><00:37:17.760><c> grabbed</c><00:37:17.960><c> a</c><00:37:18.139><c> hold</c><00:37:18.300><c> of</c><00:37:18.639><c> too</c><00:37:18.940><c> soon,</c> 00:37:19.320 --> 00:37:20.840 too<00:37:19.539><c> many</c><00:37:19.760><c> times.</c> 00:37:20.960 --> 00:37:22.820 Maybe<00:37:21.239><c> what</c><00:37:21.440><c> some</c><00:37:21.659><c> of</c><00:37:21.800><c> your</c><00:37:21.940><c> friends</c><00:37:22.179><c> know</c><00:37:22.519><c> is</c> 00:37:22.820 --> 00:37:24.820 that<00:37:22.960><c> they</c><00:37:23.079><c> can't</c><00:37:23.440><c> trust</c><00:37:23.719><c> your</c><00:37:23.980><c> word,</c> 00:37:24.840 --> 00:37:26.920 and<00:37:24.960><c> they</c><00:37:25.099><c> can't</c><00:37:25.420><c> trust</c><00:37:25.679><c> your</c><00:37:25.960><c> confidence.</c> 00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:30.260 Proverbs<00:37:28.960><c> is</c><00:37:29.239><c> saying</c><00:37:29.500><c> very</c><00:37:29.940><c> clearly,</c> 00:37:30.460 --> 00:37:32.980 a<00:37:30.780><c> whisperer,</c><00:37:31.579><c> a</c><00:37:31.820><c> gossip,</c> 00:37:33.980 --> 00:37:35.880 separates<00:37:34.539><c> chief</c><00:37:35.099><c> friends.</c> 00:37:36.139 --> 00:37:37.480 Not<00:37:36.360><c> just</c><00:37:36.679><c> any</c><00:37:36.940><c> old</c><00:37:37.199><c> friend.</c> 00:37:37.480 --> 00:37:42.579 Some<00:37:38.199><c> of</c><00:37:38.440><c> the</c><00:37:38.679><c> best</c><00:37:39.019><c> friendships</c><00:37:39.679><c> have</c><00:37:40.519><c> been</c><00:37:40.860><c> wrecked</c><00:37:41.340><c> by</c><00:37:41.599><c> gossip.</c> 00:37:42.659 --> 00:37:43.960 That's<00:37:42.820><c> what</c><00:37:42.940><c> it's</c><00:37:43.099><c> saying.</c> 00:37:44.400 --> 00:37:46.639 The<00:37:44.639><c> best</c><00:37:45.139><c> friendships</c><00:37:45.719><c> can</c><00:37:46.019><c> be</c><00:37:46.199><c> destroyed</c> 00:37:46.639 --> 00:37:49.360 by<00:37:46.900><c> whispering</c><00:37:47.239><c> and</c><00:37:47.539><c> gossiping.</c> 00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:53.539 What<00:37:50.980><c> about</c><00:37:51.219><c> it,</c><00:37:51.780><c> fellas,</c><00:37:52.639><c> girls?</c> 00:37:54.219 --> 00:37:55.900 It's<00:37:54.599><c> un</c><00:37:54.760><c>-Christ</c><00:37:55.000><c>-like.</c> 00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:58.599 Christ<00:37:57.219><c> is</c><00:37:57.500><c> the</c><00:37:57.699><c> best</c><00:37:57.920><c> friend</c><00:37:58.179><c> of</c><00:37:58.420><c> all,</c> 00:37:58.659 --> 00:37:59.780 and<00:37:58.719><c> He</c><00:37:58.840><c> doesn't</c><00:37:59.059><c> do</c><00:37:59.280><c> that.</c> 00:38:00.179 --> 00:38:02.960 When<00:38:00.300><c> we</c><00:38:00.480><c> pray</c><00:38:00.719><c> to</c><00:38:00.900><c> Him,</c><00:38:01.579><c> when</c><00:38:01.739><c> we</c><00:38:01.980><c> confide</c><00:38:02.440><c> in</c><00:38:02.619><c> Him,</c> 00:38:03.099 --> 00:38:04.579 when<00:38:03.239><c> we</c><00:38:03.500><c> seek</c><00:38:03.679><c> His</c><00:38:03.980><c> counsel,</c> 00:38:04.579 --> 00:38:06.659 it<00:38:05.079><c> is</c><00:38:05.300><c> in</c><00:38:05.519><c> confidence.</c> 00:38:07.519 --> 00:38:09.280 Can<00:38:07.559><c> you</c><00:38:07.719><c> imagine</c><00:38:08.059><c> telling</c><00:38:08.400><c> the</c><00:38:08.639><c> Apostle</c><00:38:09.059><c> Paul</c> 00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:10.820 something<00:38:09.599><c> in</c><00:38:09.940><c> confidence?</c> 00:38:11.079 --> 00:38:12.519 And<00:38:11.260><c> then</c><00:38:11.420><c> after</c><00:38:11.659><c> you</c><00:38:11.900><c> leave,</c> 00:38:12.900 --> 00:38:14.820 imagine<00:38:13.380><c> Paul</c><00:38:13.880><c> grabbing</c><00:38:14.400><c> the</c><00:38:14.639><c> phone</c> 00:38:14.820 --> 00:38:17.960 and<00:38:14.980><c> then</c><00:38:15.239><c> telling</c><00:38:15.380><c> half</c><00:38:15.619><c> the</c><00:38:15.820><c> Ecclesia?</c> 00:38:18.380 --> 00:38:19.800 Confidence<00:38:18.980><c> and</c><00:38:19.320><c> trust,</c> 00:38:20.139 --> 00:38:22.119 an<00:38:20.400><c> important</c><00:38:20.820><c> ingredient</c><00:38:21.400><c> in</c><00:38:21.739><c> friendship.</c> 00:38:22.460 --> 00:38:23.559 And<00:38:22.619><c> at</c><00:38:22.880><c> Bible</c><00:38:23.159><c> school,</c> 00:38:23.719 --> 00:38:25.920 there's<00:38:23.900><c> a</c><00:38:24.059><c> fair</c><00:38:24.280><c> share</c><00:38:24.480><c> of</c><00:38:24.639><c> gossip</c><00:38:25.000><c> amongst</c><00:38:25.340><c> young</c><00:38:25.599><c> people,</c> 00:38:25.980 --> 00:38:27.719 and<00:38:26.420><c> older</c><00:38:26.739><c> ones.</c> 00:38:28.400 --> 00:38:29.400 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the</c><00:38:53.300><c> blue,</c><00:38:53.699><c> would</c><00:38:53.719><c> you</c><00:38:53.860><c> mind?</c> 00:38:55.699 --> 00:38:59.099 He<00:38:56.260><c> who</c><00:38:56.380><c> covers</c><00:38:56.659><c> over</c><00:38:57.019><c> an</c><00:38:57.320><c> offense</c><00:38:57.619><c> promotes</c><00:38:58.119><c> love,</c> 00:38:59.139 --> 00:39:00.599 but<00:38:59.260><c> whoever</c><00:38:59.579><c> repeats</c><00:39:00.119><c> the</c><00:39:00.400><c> matter</c> 00:39:00.599 --> 00:39:01.820 separates<00:39:01.239><c> a</c><00:39:01.480><c> close</c><00:39:01.659><c> friend.</c> 00:39:02.039 --> 00:39:04.099 You've<00:39:02.039><c> got</c><00:39:02.300><c> a</c><00:39:02.420><c> modern</c><00:39:02.760><c> translation,</c><00:39:03.320><c> I</c><00:39:03.460><c> like</c><00:39:03.659><c> that.</c> 00:39:04.239 --> 00:39:05.840 Would<00:39:04.400><c> you</c><00:39:04.500><c> mind</c><00:39:04.699><c> reading</c><00:39:04.940><c> that</c><00:39:05.199><c> a</c><00:39:05.260><c> little</c><00:39:05.480><c> louder</c> 00:39:05.840 --> 00:39:07.960 and<00:39:06.119><c> again</c><00:39:06.400><c> from</c><00:39:06.599><c> your</c><00:39:06.900><c> translation?</c> 00:39:08.639 --> 00:39:11.599 He<00:39:08.920><c> who</c><00:39:09.099><c> covers</c><00:39:09.460><c> over</c><00:39:09.940><c> an</c><00:39:10.159><c> offense</c><00:39:10.559><c> promotes</c><00:39:10.940><c> love,</c> 00:39:11.960 --> 00:39:13.380 but<00:39:12.079><c> whoever</c><00:39:12.400><c> repeats</c><00:39:12.880><c> the</c><00:39:13.139><c> matter</c> 00:39:13.380 --> 00:39:15.440 separates<00:39:14.039><c> a</c><00:39:14.260><c> close</c><00:39:14.480><c> friend.</c> 00:39:16.400 --> 00:39:17.420 In<00:39:16.519><c> the</c><00:39:16.679><c> King</c><00:39:16.860><c> James,</c> 00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:20.039 I<00:39:18.079><c> think</c><00:39:18.320><c> the</c><00:39:18.599><c> sense</c><00:39:18.800><c> is</c><00:39:19.059><c> still</c><00:39:19.239><c> fairly</c><00:39:19.539><c> obvious,</c> 00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:21.880 although<00:39:20.380><c> perhaps</c><00:39:20.739><c> not</c><00:39:20.920><c> as</c><00:39:21.199><c> clear</c><00:39:21.340><c> as</c><00:39:21.539><c> yours.</c> 00:39:21.880 --> 00:39:24.119 He<00:39:22.780><c> that</c><00:39:23.039><c> covers</c><00:39:23.460><c> a</c><00:39:23.780><c> transgression,</c> 00:39:24.480 --> 00:39:26.239 he<00:39:24.639><c> that</c><00:39:24.800><c> covers</c><00:39:25.079><c> a</c><00:39:25.380><c> mistake,</c> 00:39:26.679 --> 00:39:30.519 he<00:39:26.860><c> that</c><00:39:27.059><c> is</c><00:39:27.219><c> willing</c><00:39:27.460><c> to</c><00:39:27.800><c> cover</c><00:39:28.019><c> over</c><00:39:28.940><c> an</c><00:39:29.579><c> error,</c> 00:39:31.480 --> 00:39:33.019 an<00:39:31.619><c> act</c><00:39:31.840><c> of</c><00:39:32.059><c> weakness,</c> 00:39:33.739 --> 00:39:36.039 a<00:39:33.940><c> failure</c><00:39:34.460><c> in</c><00:39:34.900><c> a</c><00:39:35.119><c> friend,</c> 00:39:36.380 --> 00:39:40.579 he<00:39:36.639><c> that</c><00:39:36.880><c> covers</c><00:39:37.179><c> a</c><00:39:37.519><c> transgression</c><00:39:38.539><c> seeks</c><00:39:39.380><c> love,</c> 00:39:41.179 --> 00:39:43.699 but<00:39:41.280><c> he</c><00:39:41.739><c> that</c><00:39:41.940><c> repeats</c><00:39:42.480><c> a</c><00:39:42.739><c> matter</c> 00:39:43.699 --> 00:39:45.980 separates<00:39:44.559><c> very</c><00:39:44.940><c> friends.</c> 00:39:47.340 --> 00:39:48.900 If<00:39:47.820><c> you've</c><00:39:48.039><c> been</c><00:39:48.219><c> told</c><00:39:48.500><c> something,</c> 00:39:49.000 --> 00:39:50.239 if<00:39:49.179><c> you</c><00:39:49.360><c> know</c><00:39:49.639><c> something,</c> 00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:53.099 this<00:39:51.199><c> isn't</c><00:39:51.559><c> contradicting</c><00:39:52.179><c> what</c><00:39:52.340><c> we</c><00:39:52.539><c> said</c><00:39:52.679><c> earlier</c> 00:39:53.099 --> 00:39:55.760 about<00:39:53.719><c> seeking</c><00:39:54.300><c> help</c><00:39:54.619><c> for</c><00:39:54.860><c> somebody.</c> 00:39:56.260 --> 00:39:57.739 There<00:39:56.300><c> are</c><00:39:56.519><c> times</c><00:39:56.880><c> when</c><00:39:57.179><c> certain</c><00:39:57.460><c> things</c> 00:39:57.739 --> 00:39:59.219 should<00:39:57.960><c> be</c><00:39:58.199><c> kept</c><00:39:58.500><c> secret</c> 00:39:59.219 --> 00:40:01.820 because<00:39:59.840><c> they've</c><00:40:00.119><c> been</c><00:40:00.280><c> set</c><00:40:00.400><c> in</c><00:40:00.659><c> confidence.</c> 00:40:03.539 --> 00:40:04.960 Keep<00:40:03.840><c> it</c><00:40:04.099><c> secret.</c> 00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:08.000 It<00:40:05.860><c> goes</c><00:40:06.079><c> back</c><00:40:06.440><c> to</c><00:40:06.719><c> self</c><00:40:07.000><c>-control.</c> 00:40:08.780 --> 00:40:11.159 Now,<00:40:09.039><c> we've</c><00:40:09.280><c> got</c><00:40:09.360><c> two</c><00:40:09.579><c> more</c><00:40:09.780><c> classes</c><00:40:10.119><c> left.</c> 00:40:11.599 --> 00:40:14.079 I'm<00:40:12.139><c> going</c><00:40:12.219><c> to</c><00:40:12.360><c> punctuate</c><00:40:12.760><c> here</c><00:40:13.000><c> with</c><00:40:13.159><c> a</c><00:40:13.360><c> comma.</c> 00:40:14.559 --> 00:40:15.679 Two<00:40:14.739><c> more</c><00:40:14.980><c> classes</c><00:40:15.380><c> left.</c> 00:40:15.739 --> 00:40:18.739 What<00:40:15.880><c> I</c><00:40:16.079><c> would</c><00:40:16.219><c> appreciate</c><00:40:16.800><c> for</c><00:40:17.099><c> tomorrow's</c><00:40:17.719><c> class</c> 00:40:19.019 --> 00:40:22.159 is<00:40:19.579><c> that</c><00:40:20.019><c> between</c><00:40:20.500><c> now</c><00:40:21.019><c> and</c><00:40:21.300><c> tomorrow's</c><00:40:21.960><c> class,</c> 00:40:22.179 --> 00:40:23.460 you<00:40:22.300><c> do</c><00:40:22.460><c> something</c><00:40:22.760><c> for</c><00:40:23.079><c> me.</c> 00:40:23.940 --> 00:40:25.579 You<00:40:24.019><c> grab</c><00:40:24.320><c> a</c><00:40:24.500><c> piece</c><00:40:24.659><c> of</c><00:40:24.940><c> scrap</c><00:40:25.079><c> paper</c> 00:40:25.579 --> 00:40:28.039 in<00:40:26.360><c> your</c><00:40:27.179><c> room</c><00:40:27.460><c> or</c><00:40:27.659><c> whatever</c> 00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:30.260 or<00:40:28.639><c> during</c><00:40:28.920><c> a</c><00:40:29.159><c> break</c><00:40:29.280><c> in</c><00:40:29.460><c> between</c><00:40:29.719><c> this</c><00:40:30.000><c> class</c> 00:40:30.260 --> 00:40:31.219 or<00:40:30.400><c> the</c><00:40:30.539><c> next</c><00:40:30.780><c> class,</c> 00:40:31.579 --> 00:40:35.219 and<00:40:31.940><c> if</c><00:40:32.059><c> you've</c><00:40:32.239><c> got</c><00:40:32.480><c> any</c><00:40:32.920><c> kind</c><00:40:33.480><c> of</c><00:40:34.639><c> question</c> 00:40:35.219 --> 00:40:38.039 related<00:40:35.860><c> to</c><00:40:36.139><c> this</c><00:40:36.420><c> area</c><00:40:36.860><c> that</c><00:40:37.219><c> we've</c><00:40:37.440><c> been</c><00:40:37.599><c> discussing,</c> 00:40:38.440 --> 00:40:40.019 if<00:40:38.599><c> there's</c><00:40:38.760><c> something</c><00:40:38.980><c> that's</c><00:40:39.219><c> come</c><00:40:39.400><c> to</c><00:40:39.579><c> your</c><00:40:39.800><c> mind,</c> 00:40:40.019 --> 00:40:43.719 a<00:40:40.320><c> problem,</c><00:40:40.820><c> a</c><00:40:41.019><c> hang</c><00:40:41.239><c>-up,</c><00:40:42.480><c> a</c><00:40:42.699><c> criticism,</c> 00:40:44.139 --> 00:40:46.099 something<00:40:44.519><c> that</c><00:40:44.900><c> you</c><00:40:45.079><c> would</c><00:40:45.280><c> really</c><00:40:45.559><c> like</c><00:40:45.719><c> to</c><00:40:45.920><c> have</c> 00:40:46.099 --> 00:40:48.820 brought<00:40:46.280><c> out</c><00:40:46.579><c> in</c><00:40:46.619><c> the</c><00:40:46.860><c> open</c><00:40:47.139><c> anonymously.</c> 00:40:49.059 --> 00:40:50.519 Now,<00:40:49.179><c> we're</c><00:40:49.300><c> not</c><00:40:49.440><c> pointing</c><00:40:49.719><c> fingers,</c><00:40:50.119><c> you</c><00:40:50.280><c> know?</c> 00:40:50.619 --> 00:40:51.480 I<00:40:50.719><c> don't</c><00:40:50.840><c> want</c><00:40:50.960><c> something</c><00:40:51.239><c> like,</c> 00:40:51.519 --> 00:40:52.460 you<00:40:51.599><c> know</c><00:40:51.699><c> the</c><00:40:51.760><c> guy</c><00:40:51.940><c> in</c><00:40:52.019><c> the</c><00:40:52.119><c> green</c><00:40:52.300><c> shirt</c> 00:40:52.460 --> 00:40:54.679 that<00:40:52.619><c> sits</c><00:40:52.719><c> across</c><00:40:53.019><c> from</c><00:40:53.159><c> me</c><00:40:53.239><c> that</c><00:40:53.360><c> drinks</c><00:40:53.579><c> a</c><00:40:53.760><c> can</c><00:40:53.780><c> of</c><00:40:53.960><c> Coke?</c> 00:40:56.820 --> 00:40:58.099 I<00:40:57.219><c> don't</c><00:40:57.340><c> want</c><00:40:57.440><c> that</c><00:40:57.739><c> kind</c><00:40:57.880><c> of</c><00:40:58.000><c> thing,</c> 00:40:58.119 --> 00:41:00.880 but<00:40:58.380><c> just</c><00:40:59.000><c> in</c><00:40:59.360><c> general</c><00:40:59.800><c> terms,</c> 00:41:01.440 --> 00:41:03.900 something<00:41:01.699><c> you</c><00:41:01.920><c> think</c><00:41:02.179><c> the</c><00:41:02.539><c> group</c><00:41:02.719><c> as</c><00:41:03.000><c> a</c><00:41:03.179><c> whole</c><00:41:03.340><c> could</c><00:41:03.559><c> discuss.</c> 00:41:03.960 --> 00:41:05.360 I've<00:41:04.179><c> done</c><00:41:04.300><c> a</c><00:41:04.460><c> fair</c><00:41:04.559><c> amount</c><00:41:04.780><c> of</c><00:41:04.860><c> the</c><00:41:05.099><c> talking,</c> 00:41:05.639 --> 00:41:07.099 99<00:41:05.960><c>.9</c><00:41:06.519><c>%</c><00:41:06.719><c> of</c><00:41:06.820><c> it.</c> 00:41:07.440 --> 00:41:09.980 I'd<00:41:07.780><c> like</c><00:41:07.920><c> in</c><00:41:08.099><c> the</c><00:41:08.199><c> next</c><00:41:08.420><c> two</c><00:41:08.659><c> classes</c><00:41:08.960><c> to</c><00:41:09.159><c> have</c><00:41:09.300><c> some</c><00:41:09.619><c> dialogue.</c> 00:41:10.460 --> 00:41:12.219 Now<00:41:10.699><c> you've</c><00:41:10.920><c> had</c><00:41:11.039><c> a</c><00:41:11.239><c> chance</c><00:41:11.639><c> to</c><00:41:12.019><c> see</c> 00:41:12.219 --> 00:41:14.119 where<00:41:12.380><c> we're</c><00:41:12.559><c> coming</c><00:41:12.800><c> from</c><00:41:13.039><c> in</c><00:41:13.179><c> this</c><00:41:13.420><c> study.</c> 00:41:14.280 --> 00:41:15.719 You've<00:41:14.679><c> listened</c><00:41:14.960><c> to</c><00:41:15.139><c> the</c><00:41:15.360><c> Proverbs.</c> 00:41:15.800 --> 00:41:17.920 We've<00:41:16.099><c> talked</c><00:41:16.260><c> about</c><00:41:16.460><c> a</c><00:41:16.579><c> number</c><00:41:16.739><c> of</c><00:41:16.840><c> the</c><00:41:17.039><c> issues.</c> 00:41:18.280 --> 00:41:19.219 Apart<00:41:18.519><c> from</c><00:41:18.780><c> friendship,</c> 00:41:19.280 --> 00:41:20.900 we've<00:41:19.599><c> talked</c><00:41:19.739><c> about</c><00:41:19.940><c> other</c><00:41:20.119><c> items</c><00:41:20.400><c> as</c><00:41:20.679><c> well.</c> 00:41:21.039 --> 00:41:22.739 Morality,<00:41:21.500><c> self</c><00:41:21.800><c>-control.</c> 00:41:23.340 --> 00:41:26.000 Any<00:41:23.579><c> of</c><00:41:23.719><c> those</c><00:41:23.920><c> areas</c><00:41:24.420><c> or</c><00:41:25.000><c> related</c><00:41:25.340><c> areas,</c> 00:41:26.480 --> 00:41:28.059 write<00:41:26.719><c> it</c><00:41:26.920><c> down</c><00:41:27.079><c> on</c><00:41:27.239><c> a</c><00:41:27.360><c> piece</c><00:41:27.500><c> of</c><00:41:27.719><c> paper.</c> 00:41:28.500 --> 00:41:30.900 No<00:41:28.699><c> names,</c><00:41:29.480><c> no</c><00:41:29.659><c> addresses,</c><00:41:30.099><c> no</c><00:41:30.260><c> phone</c><00:41:30.460><c> numbers.</c> 00:41:31.340 --> 00:41:32.659 Just<00:41:31.500><c> write</c><00:41:31.579><c> it</c><00:41:31.780><c> down</c><00:41:31.880><c> on</c><00:41:32.019><c> a</c><00:41:32.119><c> piece</c><00:41:32.260><c> of</c><00:41:32.400><c> paper,</c> 00:41:32.699 --> 00:41:35.480 and<00:41:32.800><c> for</c><00:41:32.940><c> next</c><00:41:33.159><c> class</c><00:41:33.500><c> I</c><00:41:33.599><c> want</c><00:41:33.800><c> to</c><00:41:33.940><c> pile</c><00:41:34.139><c> them</c><00:41:34.300><c> right</c><00:41:34.519><c> here.</c> 00:41:35.639 --> 00:41:37.079 And<00:41:35.780><c> I'll</c><00:41:35.880><c> go</c><00:41:36.079><c> through</c><00:41:36.239><c> as</c><00:41:36.420><c> many</c><00:41:36.559><c> as</c><00:41:36.679><c> I</c><00:41:36.880><c> can</c> 00:41:37.079 --> 00:41:40.380 and<00:41:37.199><c> use</c><00:41:37.320><c> it</c><00:41:37.460><c> as</c><00:41:37.579><c> a</c><00:41:37.719><c> focus</c><00:41:38.079><c> for</c><00:41:38.639><c> comment</c><00:41:39.000><c> and</c><00:41:39.260><c> for</c><00:41:39.539><c> dialogue.</c> 00:41:40.440 --> 00:41:42.500 If<00:41:40.579><c> I</c><00:41:40.699><c> don't</c><00:41:40.860><c> get</c><00:41:41.019><c> any,</c><00:41:41.199><c> then</c><00:41:41.300><c> we'll</c><00:41:41.420><c> just</c><00:41:41.599><c> keep</c><00:41:41.739><c> on</c><00:41:41.960><c> going</c><00:41:42.139><c> on.</c> 00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:44.539 Okay?<00:41:43.860><c> So</c><00:41:44.039><c> think</c><00:41:44.260><c> about</c><00:41:44.440><c> it.</c> 00:41:44.539 --> 00:41:46.219 Next<00:41:44.760><c> class,</c><00:41:45.199><c> anything</c><00:41:45.360><c> that</c><00:41:45.519><c> comes</c><00:41:45.760><c> to</c><00:41:45.980><c> mind</c> 00:41:46.219 --> 00:41:48.039 related<00:41:46.519><c> to</c><00:41:46.719><c> this</c><00:41:46.880><c> week's</c><00:41:47.539><c> study.</c> 00:41:48.219 --> 00:41:49.079 Thanks.