PROVERB=
S 12
What do you consider the three most important values for being
successful in today's world?
SEEING =
WHAT'S
THERE
1. For each proverb in this chap=
ter,
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. Recall again Solomon's statem=
ent
that fearing God is the starting
point for wisdom. Review carefully the attitudes and behaviors that are tau=
ght
in this chapter. In which of them is it easiest for you to see reverence for
God as the underlying motive or foundation? In which of them is it more
difficult to see that foundation?
FOR LIFE
TODAY
4. Suppose that at the end of th=
is
chapter, Solomon added this line: "If you remember only one thing from
this chapter, let it be this:..." How do you
think he would complete that sentence, especially if he had you in mind?
5. In Isa=
55:10-11, God reminds us that He s=
ends
rain and snow from the sky to water the earth and to nurture life. In the s=
ame
way, God says that He sends His words to accomplish specific purposes. From
your study so far, what would you suggest are Gods primary purposes for the book of Proverbs in the lives of
Christians today?