Category: Proverbs

“Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
    many advisers bring success.”

1. What is something you are planning right now for which you could benefit from additional guidance?

2. What stops you from seeking good advice from others?

3. How do you know which people are going to give wise advice? How has gathering too many opinions been harmful to you at times?

“People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.”

1. What is one situation in which you thought you were right but God later revealed your motives were wrong?

2. What steps can you take to invite God to examine your motives?

3. Sit in prayer today and ask God to align your thoughts about yourself with his thoughts of you. Ask him to bring you to a place of balance, acknowledging and accepting your sin while also receiving his love and accepting your worth.

“Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
    By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.”

1. In what ways did Jesus fulfill this proverb?

2. What are some ways you have avoided evil in your life by fearing God?

3. What does “atonement” mean? Why/how do love and faithfulness provide this?

“Better to be patient than powerful;
    better to have self-control than to conquer a city.”

1. What are some ways that this message is different from the messages of American culture?

2. Why would it be better to be patient than powerful?

3. How would self-control be better than gaining more control of others?

“A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.”

1. When was a moment recently in which you wish you had remained quiet instead of speaking?

2. How often do you think before speaking?

3. What is one way you could practice silence or keeping your thoughts to yourself?