PROVERBS 14

What aspects of reality in their lives do you think people today
find it hardest to face up to? What are the most common ways in which they
deceive themselves?

SEEING WHAT'S
THERE

1.   For each proverb in this chapter,
decide what topic or topics it most addresses. Then make a list of all the
topics covered in this chapter, and which verse numbers to list under each one.
Which of these topics, if any, would you consider to be the most prominent in
this chapter? Which would you consider to be most important?

2.   What further contrasts do you see
in this chapter between the righteous and the wicked?

CAPTURE THE
ESSENCE

3.   In Matt 6:33, Jesus tells us to "seek
first the kingdom
of God and His
righteousness." What guidelines from God for kings or rulers can you find
in this chapter? (See especially verses 28 and 35.) And what conclusions could
you make from them about the Lord's kingship
and kingdom?

4.   What leadership principles would
you draw from these same verses?

OR LIFE TODAY

5.   Which proverb in this chapter do
you think God would most like you to understand and apply at this time?

6.   What do you think are the most
likely obstacles that could keep you personally from seeking and learning all
that God wants you to in this book of Proverbs?