PROVERBS 18

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?

CAPTURE THE
ESSENCE

2.   In your own words, what would you
say God wants us to understand most about Himself in
verse 10?

FOR LIFE
TODAY

3.   Recall again that the word wisdom means "skill" —
the skill needed to live a productive life that pleases God. As you look back
over chapters 16-18 in Proverbs, what areas of skill are taught here that you
would most like to see "sharpened" in your own life?

4.   Prepare again to give a five-minute
talk from this chapter before an assembly of high-schoolers,
this time from chapters 16-18. Which verses would you choose to talk about?
What main points would you make, and what true-life examples would you use to
illustrate those points?

5.   Prepare also for a five-minute
presentation to second-graders. Which verses from chapters 16-18 would you
choose to talk about, what main points would you make, and what true-life
examples would you use to illustrate those points?

FOR GOING
DEEPER

Look again at verse 10,
and at the power of God's name. What reasons can you discover for this power in
the following verses — Ex 3:13-15, Ps 52:9, Matt 6:9, and Phil 2:9-10.