PROVERBS 4

SEEING WHAT'S THERE

1.   In verses 3-8, what specific commands did
Solomon receive from his father?

2.   What specific promises are given in
verses 9-12? Which of these do you feel is
the most important?

3.   What additional commands are presented
in verses 13-15, and in 20-27? Which one does Solomon
indicate as being the most important?

Capture the Essence

4.   What images come to your mind as
you think carefully about verses 7-9?

5.   Look also at the picture Solomon
presents in verses 18-19. In what ways would you say that these verses could serve as a
summary of the entire Bible?

6.   Why do you think Solomon places
such emphasis on the command in verse 23?

For Life Today

7.   In verse 7, Solomon mentions a cost associated
with wisdom. In your own life, what do you think that cost includes?

8.   Look at the promises made in verses
11-12. In your own life, what do you
feel are potentially the most dangerous ways that you could stumble and fall?

9.   In Rom 15:4, Paul reminds us that the Old
Testament Scriptures can give us patience and perseverance on one hand, as well
as comfort and encouragement on the other. In your own life, how do you see
this book of Proverbs living up to Paul's description? In what ways, if any, is
it meeting your personal needs for both perseverance
and encouragement?

For Going Deeper

What did Jesus have to say about wisdom in these passages — Luke 7:33-35; 11:31, and 21:14-15?