PROVERBS 9

SEEING WHAT'S
THERE

1.   Compare carefully the two
invitations presented in this chapter, and the way each one is presented
— the first in verses 1-6, the second in verses 13-17. What are the biggest similarities and the biggest differences you
see in these invitations?

2.   What are the most important contrasts presented in verses 7-9?

3.   What are the most important points
made in verses 10-12, and how do they relate to what
you've seen earlier in Proverbs?

4.   Look carefully at verse 18. What is the main theme of this
verse? Where in the earlier chapters of Proverbs have you also seen this theme?

CAPTURE THE
ESSENCE

5.   Which verse here in chapter 9 would
you choose as the best climax to all
you've seen so far in the book of Proverbs?

6.   Focus again on 1:1-7, where Solomon presents his
purpose for this book. How does this chapter help him accomplish that purpose?

FOR LIFE
TODAY

7.   Consider again verses 7-9. Which words or phrases in this
passage reflect most closely the way you respond
to criticism?

8.   Looking back over the totality of
your life, which of the invitations presented in this chapter have you responded to most often?

FOR GOING
DEEPER

What are the most important truths about wisdom presented in James 3:13-18? What similarities do you see
between what is taught in that passage and what is taught in Prov 9?