PROVERBS 15

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 contrasts do you see in this
chapter between right and wrong ways of speaking?

CAPTURE THE
ESSENCE

3.   In your own words, what would you
say is revealed most about God's character and personality in verses 3,11, and 25-26?

4.   What part would you say this
chapter plays in helping to fulfill Solomon's purpose for this book, as
expressed in 1:1-7?

FOR LIFE TODAY

5.   Once again, focus on the essential
definition of the word wisdom as
"skill" — the skill needed to live a productive life that
pleases God. As you look back over chapters 14 and 15 in Proverbs, what areas of
skill are taught here that you would most like to see "sharpened" in
your own life?

6.   Suppose again that you were asked
to give a five-minute talk before a local high school assembly to give them a
taste of biblical advice. Which verses from chapters 14 and 15 would you choose
to talk about? What are the main points you would make, and what true-life
examples would you use to illustrate your points?

7.   Imagine also that you were asked to
give a five-minute presentation to a class of second-graders. Again, which
verses from chapters 14 and 15 would you choose to talk about? What are the
main points you would make, and what true-life examples would you use to
illustrate your points?