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Chapters 1 & 2
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Proverbs 1
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Questions for Adults
- What is a Proverb? Who wrote Proverbs?
- What is the purpose of the Proverbs?
- What is knowledge? What is wisdom? How do we gain wisdom?
- Reflection: Our Western mind-set tends to equate knowledge with wisdom. According to the Bible, people can be “wise” only when they behave wisely. Education and insight aside, does your behavior reflect wisdom?
- What is meant by a simple man? Who are the simple?
- What does it mean to fear the Lord?
- What practical difference does the fear of God make in our day to day lives?
Questions for Kids
- As you read verse Proverbs 1:1-6 do you think we are born wise do we have to become wise?
- Take a look at Proverbs 1:7. Where does knowledge and wisdom begin?
- What does it mean to fear God?
- What do fools do with wisdom?
More Questions
1) Who wrote this section of Proverbs of verse one of this book? (Proverbs 1:1)
2) Why did Solomon write Proverbs, according to these verses? (Proverbs 1:1-7)
3) What three types of individuals are mentioned by Solomon in these verses? (Proverbs 1:1-7)
4) Where does wisdom come from, according to verse seven? (Proverbs 1:7)
5) What sort of enticements did Solomon warn us about in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 1:8-19)
6) What happens to those who pursue ill-gotten gain in verse nineteen? (Proverbs 1:19)
7) How did Solomon describe wisdom in these two verses? (Proverbs 1:20-21)
8) How did Solomon describe the simple person, the mocker, and the fool in verse twenty-two? (Proverbs 1:22)
9) How does wisdom treat those who reject her in these verses? (Proverbs 1:24-27)
10) What is the result of not accepting wisdom, according to these verses? (Proverbs 1:28-32)
11) What is the result of accepting wisdom, according to verse thirty-three? (Proverbs 1:33)
Questions by Frank Rose.
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Proverbs 2
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Questions for Adults
- What do we learn about gaining wisdom from this verse? Proverbs 2:4
- How would we know if we are really searching for wisdom?
- Let’s be very practical. What exactly does searching for wisdom look like?
Questions for Kids
- Does wisdom come to us or do we have to find it?
- Write down all words in the verses that describe an action. Feel free to put these in your own words (For example, in Proverbs 2:1 we have “receive” wisdom).
- Take a look at verse Proverbs 2:4. What is wisdom compared to?
- What does God promise us?
More Questions
1) What did Solomon encourage us to do and Why in these verses? (Proverbs 2:1-5)
2) What is the theme of this chapter, according to these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:1-22)
3) What are some of the benefits of wisdom in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:1-22)
4) How should we look for wisdom, according to verse four? (Proverbs 2:4)
5) What happens to the person who accepts these words in verse five? (Proverbs 2:5)
6) What does the Lord give, according to verse six? (Proverbs 2:6)
7) What does the Lord do for the upright in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:7-8)
8) What did Solomon say the reader would understand, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:9-11)
9) What can wisdom save us from in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:12-16)
10) How did Solomon describe wicked people in these verses? (Proverbs 2:12-15)
11) How did Solomon describe the adulteress in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:16-17)
12) Who did Solomon warn us about in these verses of this book? (Proverbs 2:16-17)
13) What results from being seduced by an adulteress, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:18-19)
14) What will happen to the upright and to the wicked, according to these verses? (Proverbs 2:20-22)
Questions by Frank Rose.
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