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PROVERBS 4

SEEING WHAT'S THERE

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




2.   What specific promises are gi= ven in verses 9= -12? Which of these do you fe= el is the most important?




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



    

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




5.   Look also at the picture Solo= mon 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 plac= es such emphasis on the command in verse 23?

 

 



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7.   In verse 7, Solomon mentions a c= ost 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 d= o you feel are potentially the most dangerous ways that you could stumble and fal= l?




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?

 

    

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What did Jesus have to say about wisdom in these passages R= 12; Luke 7:33-35; 11:31, and 21:14-15?