Deep Waters, Wise Words, and Uncompromised Justice - Proverbs 18:4-5 | June 29, 2026

Welcome to One Single Story, your weekday companion through the One Year Bible. Host Pastor Stephen Mizell and Pastor Jay Rivenbark are joined by Pastor Sheryl Daughety for a conversation from Proverbs 18:4-5, exploring the kind of deep, life-giving wisdom that guards leaders and communities against favoritism and shallow speech. Scripture Focus: Proverbs 18:4-5 - Solomon compares the inner life of a wise person to inexhaustible underground waters, then issues a moral warning: wise words run deep, but it is never right to acquit the guilty or deny justice to the innocent. In This Episode: What separates life-giving speech from shallow noise How favoritism quietly creeps into leadership and how to guard against it Why the inner well of wisdom in verse four is the direct foundation for the justice demanded in verse five Key Quote: "When your internal well is filled by the Spirit of God, you are completely anchored against the shifting winds of human favoritism. Decisions begin on the inside, not on the outside." One Single Story is a weekday devotional podcast from Open Door Church in Edenton, North Carolina, walking listeners through the One Year Bible one passage at a time. Subscribe wherever you listen, and share with someone ready to go deeper in God's Word. visitopendoor.com | onesinglestory.com This week we are in the book of Proverbs. Grab your Bible and join us each day. #OneYearBible #ChristianPodcast #BibleStudy #DailyDevotional #OpenDoorChurch #BiblicalEncouragement #ChristianLife #Scripture #Faith #Proverbs #BiblicalWisdom #ChristianLeadership