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PROVERB= S 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 difference= s you see in these invitations?




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




3.   What are the most important p= oints made in verses 10-12, and how do they relate t= o what you've seen earlier in Proverbs?




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



 

CAPTURE= THE ESSENCE=

5.   Which verse here in chapter 9= would you choose as the best climax t= o all you've seen so far in the book of Proverbs?




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



 

FOR LIFE TODAY=

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



 

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

 

 

 

FOR GOI= NG DEEPER=

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