Proverbs25-29 Study Guide

100 Days to a Wiser You

Congratulations!! You will finish your first complete read through of the proverbs this week. Hopefully you are seeing that godly wisdom really is supreme! Esteem her and she will exalt you! Embrace her and she will honor you! Keep learning, living and sharing the Proverbs.

- Pastor Lincoln

June 25, Proverbs 25

A Wise Guy Is A Humble Guy

Prayer: Lord, I don’t want to be wise in my own eyes or lean on my own understanding. Help me to trust in you with all of my heart and in all of my ways. - In Jesus’ name. Amen

Read Proverbs 25

Observations to Make:

Here is another chapter in the Proverbs that has a lot to say about our speech. Read through the chapter again and put a T next to all of these proverbs, T for Tongue!

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 25.6 below.

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This is one of two proverbs we will take note of this week that discourages self promotion. Jesus certainly had this proverb in mind when he gave his disciples instruction in Luke 14.7-11. Read that text and write a reference to this proverb in the margin.

Live it!

Are there areas in your life where you are exalting yourself? Do you find yourself tooting your own horn, or looking to sit in the finest seats? Confess this to the Lord.

Share it!

Focus today on humbling yourself in the presence of the Lord and in the company you find yourself in. Look for an opportunity to serve someone who you would normally lead. If opportunity allows, give up something today that you believe you have a right to.

June 26, Proverbs 26

Answering A Fool

Prayer: Lord, I don’t want to be a fool. Help me to store up your commands and keep them in my heart. - In Jesus Name. Amen

Read Proverbs 26

Observations to Make:

Note here three pictures of a fool found in this chapter. A fool is like . . .

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 26.4 below.

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See the proverb right after this one. At first these proverbs would seem to be at odds, saying the exact opposite. You might understand these two proverbs together in this way: in unimportant matters one should just ignore the fool; but in issues that do matter, the fool is to be corrected, otherwise our silence might be taken as agreement with the fool. These two proverbs put together illustrate that human problems are often complex, and the principle that applies to one may not apply to the other. This isn’t situational ethics, it’s merely a recognition that different problems can require different solutions

Live it!

When was the last time you lowered yourself to the level of a fool by unnecessarily engaging him or her in an argument?

When was the last time you remained silent when the fool should have been corrected?

Share it!

These would be two great proverbs to post on the fridge. Share them with someone and see if you can tell them how these two proverbs differ in meaning.

June 27, Proverbs 27

Let Another Praise You

Prayer: Lord, when help me to express appreciation for the praise of others and at the same time deflect that praise to you, to give you the glory for all the good in my life. - In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Read Proverbs 27

Observations to Make:

Note the 3 proverbs that address the praise you receive from others in this passage. One of them is harder to recognize than the others.

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 27.2 below.

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Look up these other Scriptures that condemn self-exaltation: Pr 25.27, Mt 23.12.

Live it!

If you are like me, sometimes you are guilty of fishing for compliments. This is another way of praising yourself, but with someone else’s words. See how many days you can go without praising yourself or coaxing someone else to do it – starting now!

Share it!

When someone else praises you this week, thank that person and at the same time deflect the praise to the Lord.

June 28, Proverbs 28

Finding Mercy

Prayer: Lord, thank you for the forgiveness you give every time I confess my sins to you. Help me to repent of my sin and live the godly life you desire. - In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Read Proverbs 28

Observations to Make:

As you read this chapter you will see that almost all of these proverbs offer contrasts between godliness and wickedness. Identify all these proverbs by circling the conjunctions “but,” and “than” in each proverb.

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 28.13 below.

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What is the phrase conceals his sins contrasted with?

What is the phrase does not prosper contrasted with?

Live it!

Are there concealed sins in your life you need to confess and renounce this day? Why are both of these actions critical – confessing and renouncing? What is the difference between the two? Thank God for the mercy you have found in Jesus Christ.

Share it!

Who in your life appears not to be prospering? While a lack of prosperity isn’t necessarily a sign of hidden sin, it may be. Pray for the struggling people around you that they would find the Lord’s mercy.

June 29, Proverbs 29

Anger

Prayer: Lord, I pray for your Spirit’s work in my life. Give me greater and greater control over my anger. – In Jesus Name Amen.

Read Proverbs 29

Observations to Make:

Put an angry face next to all the proverbs in this chapter which address the issue of anger.

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 29.11 below.

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What are the contrasting subjects of this proverb?

Look up Proverbs 14.1 and 16.32 and put angry faces near those proverbs as well.

Live it!

Note this proverb condemns fully venting anger, not feeling anger. When was the last time you fully vented your anger? What was the result? Do you regret venting your anger?

Share it!

This is a proverb to memorize and share. Ask a close friend if you strike them as a person who is angry. Don’t get mad if he or she says, Yes, you are angry person.

June 30, Proverbs 30, 31

The Two Non-Solomon Proverbs

Prayer: Lord, thank you for bringing me through this first reading of the Proverbs. Lord, help me to see the blessings of storing up your wisdom. - In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Read Proverbs 30 and 31

Observations to Make:

Note who is listed as the author of Pr 30?

Note who is listed as the author of Pr 31?

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 30.6 below.

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Look up these other passages that teach that God’s word is sacred and not to be altered. Put Pr 30.6 as a reference next to them: Deut 4.2; 12.32; Rev 22.19.

Live it!

Offer an example here that you have heard, of someone making the Bible say what it in fact does not say:

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Share it!

If you look in the proverb just above this one, Pr 30.5 you see the reason why altering God’s Word is entirely unnecessarily? What is that reason?

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Share this truth with someone today in a card or conversation.

July 1, Proverbs 1

Ill-gotten Gain

Prayer: Lord, bless my second reading through the proverbs. Please give me your wisdom! - In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Read Proverbs 1

Observations to Make:

List three of the promises the wicked will make the son.

Learn it! Write out Proverbs 1.19 below.

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Live it!

The next time you are offered something at the expense of your integrity, remember and repeat this verse.

Share it!

How would you explain the idea of ill-gotten gain to a child? Find a child and explain it.

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