PROVERBS 6

PROVERBS 6

SEEING = WHAT'S THERE

1. In your own words, how would = you explain both the problem and the solution described in verses 1-5?

2. How would you summarize the m= ain point being made in verses 6-11?

3. What negative trait or traits= are we warned against in verses 12-15?

4. According to verses 16-19, what specifically does G= od hate? Which one thing, if any, do you think He hates the most? (Support your answer with other Scriptures.)

Seeing What's There

5.   What specific commands are gi= ven in verses 2= 0-21, and how do they relate t= o what you've seen before in Proverbs?

6.   How would you explain in your= own words the promises given in verses 22-24?

7.   What specific reasons for avo= iding adultery are given in verses 25-35?

CAPTURE= THE ESSENCE

8.   What insight do you find in v= erses 1-5 about the balance between = being generous and being a good steward of your financial resources?

9.   Look again at what verse 8 says about ants. There are other creatures, of course, which gather and store fo= od in summer in preparation for winter. What might be the significance of Solo= mon using ants to make his point, i= nstead of something else?

10. Look again at verses 16-19. In this list of things w= hich God hates, which ones are mostly at= titudes, and which are mostly actions?

FOR LIFE TODAY

11. Can you recall a time when a financial pr= omise you made got you into trouble? How would the teachings in verses = 1-5 relate to that situation?<= o:p>

12. In the list in verses 16-19 of things which God hates,= which are the ones that you hate the = most, in yourself or in others?

FOR GOI= NG DEEPER

Notice the poetic Hebrew style in which numbers are used in ve= rse 16. For other interesting ex= amples of this, turn together to Prov 30, and look at the four lists which begin in verses <= span style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#339966'>15,1= 8,21, and 29.