Proverbs 13:1-25 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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Pretend Riches and Poverty
Questions for Study 13

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I. Words of Life and Death (13:1-7)

1. How are wise words from parents sometimes hard to heed? (1) How are fruit and cravings used in the proverb in verse 2 to contrast two different people? What is implied when we are told to guard our lips? (3)

2. What does it mean to be diligent and what is the rewards? (4) Why would the righteous hate what is false? (5) What is the cause of shame and disgrace?

3. How does righteousness guard us and what does it guard us from? (6) Why would a person pretend to be rich or poor? (7) Considering this what are some other things that people pretend to be?

II. Shine Brightly (13:8-16)

4. Why do the poor hear no threat? (8) What is light and the lamp refer to in verse 9 and other places in the Bible?

5. Why does pride breed quarrels? (10) How can a person make money grow? (11) What does verse 12 mean by hope deferred? How is verse 13, 1, and 10 similar and yet different?

6. How can a person turn from the snares of death? (14) What did Jesus and the apostles have to say about life and death? (John 14:6-7, 20:31; Romans 5:20-21, 6:4; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22)

7. Whose favor is won with good understanding? (15) What does verse 16 reveal about the lifestyle of prudent and foolish? Why is it important to think about lifestyle choices and our future?

III. Bring Healing (13:17-25)

8. How did Jesus call us to be his messengers and what can we learn from verse 17 about what is the good way to deliver the message? How is the advice in verse 18 different that 13? What might a person detest from turning from evil? (19; John 3:19-21)

9. How does the company we keep affect our life? What does the Bible mean by a sinner? (21) What wisdom is there for saving our money for future generations?

10. Why does justice favor the rich and not the poor? (23) What does it mean to carefully disciple our children? (24) How might our choice of lifestyle affect our stomach?