Proverbs 14:1-35 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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I. The Witness (14:1-9)

1. What do some Biblical mother's of predominate leaders have in common? (1; 1 Samuel 1:7, 2:7; Ruth 3:11; Luke 1:30, 38) What is common amount those who fear the Lord and who despise him? (2) What are common results of the words we speak? (3)

2. What was the importance of oxen in ancient cultures? (4; 1 Corinthians 9:7-11) What internal perspective should be done when considering verse 5 and Luke 24:46-49? Why would a mocker seek wisdom and why would he not find any? (6, 9:10-12)

3. How did Jesus apply verse 7 in his ministry? (Matthew 9:10-13, 21:15-17) How is self-examination important to our soul? (8; Matthew 11:15, 13:9, 43; Luke 14:35) What did Jesus teach about making amends? (9; Matthew 6:12-15)

II. The Simple and the Wise (14:10-21)

4. Who is the owner of one's heart? How might "house" and "tent" also refer to one's heart in verse 11? What is the consequences of self-justification? (12)

5. What are some examples of having laughter when the heart aches and joy ending in grief? Considering verse 14 is expressed in future tense, how then should I live? How are belief and thinking about my way linked?

6. What does it mean to be hotheaded and reckless? (16, 21:24, 12:18, 13:3) How are the proverbs in verses 16 and 17 similar? Considering the proverb in verse 18 is God involved in everyone's life?

7. Why and when will the evil and wicked bow down in the presence of the good and at the gates of the righteous? (19) What does our actions towards the poor and rich say about us? How might verse 21 go along with verse 20?

III. A King and His Kingdom (14:22-35)

8. How do the plans that I make reveal my character and what is in my future? (22) What is required to obtain a profit? What is wealth in the Bible considering the prophets, apostles, and Jesus? (24) Why might the type of witnessing be repeated in the book of Proverbs? (25, 6:16, 12:17, 19:5, 9, 28, 21:28)

9. How can fear of the Lord be a secure fortress and a refuge? What does it mean that fear of the Lord is a fountain of life? (27) Does the people support a government or does a government support the people? (28) What shows that a person is patient?

10. What does it mean to have a heart at peace? How does our heart actions towards others reveal our faith in God? (31) How can a person find refuge in death? (32)

11. How can wisdom repose in a person's heart? Why do kingdom's and nations fall? Does being a servant of God guarantee freedom from his wrath? (35, 29:19, 21; Luke 12:42-48, 17:7-10, 19:11-27.)