Proverbs of Solomon
Questions for Study 10
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I. A Wise Son (10:1-11)
1. Who is stated as the author of the proverbs that follow and what can be deduced by chapters 10 on as apposed to previous chapters? What relationship is presented in the first proverb? What is ill-gotten treasures? (2) What is hunger the difference between hunger and craving? (3)
2. Name a practical way to exercise the wisdom needed to become wealthy. (4-5) What is a blessing? What is a blessing?
3. What does it mean to accept a command? (8-9) What is the attitude of a person who winks? Does our mouth have power?
II. He Who Heeds Discipline (10:12-22)
4. How can love cover all wrongs? (12-13; 17:19; 1 Peter 4:8) How is knowledge equated to wealth and poverty in verses 14 and 15? Is wages and income in verse 16 monetary?
5. How are disciple and correction related? (17) How does discipline show the way to life?
6. How should a believer in Christ respond to lying lips and slander? What does verses 20 and 21 means that our tongue is choice silver and nourishment?
III. The Fear of the Lord Adds Length to Life (10:23-32)
7. How does what we find pleasure and delight in tell us the state of our character? (23) Considering the contrast in verse 24 how is our future determined? What could "the storm" be referring to in verse 25 considering the word "forever" at the end of the verse?
8. What is a sluggard and can they be trusted to do what is required of them? (26) What can be learned about the fear of the LORD from verse 27?
9. What are the prospects of the righteous? Does the way of the Lord refer to the law or perhaps something else? (29; Galatians 3:10-13, 19)
10. Why is the promise in verse 30 true? What can we learn about being careful about our words in verse 31? How is verse 32 a continuation of verse 31?
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