The LORD Tests the Heart
Questions for Study 17
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I. The LORD Tests the Heart (17:1-9)
1. How is peace and quiet obtained? How would family members respond if a servant was treated as an equal let alone rule to a son and a daughter? What is the nature of a crucible and a furnace as relating to discipline?
2. Why do we listen to only what we want to hear? What is mocking the poor and indication of? (5, 14:31; Job 31:13-15) What is the outcome of being a sacrificial loving and truthful parent? (6)
3. Who is the ruler that should apply the proverb in verse 7? What is a bribe? What does it mean to cover over an offense?
II. Drop the Matter Before... (17:10-21)
4. When is a rebuke prudent to use and when should one be deliverer? When is a merciless official sent? (11) What can be expected of a fool? (12)
5. Why is it wise to "turn the other cheek? (13; Matthew 5:39)
6. What is a good application of money? What is the practical application of verse 17? What is the warning in verse 18?
7. What does it mean to build a high gate in verse 19? What is predicted in the proverb in verse 20 for a perverse heart? How can children become a fool?
III. A Cheerful Heart is Good Medicine (17:22-28)
8. Does the proverb in verse 22 apply to self-medication or medication for others? What are ways that the proverb in verse 23 true in your actions? Where is wisdom so that it may be kept in view? (24; Deuteronomy 30:11-14)
9. Why is the theme of the proverb in verse 25 repeated so much? (10:1, 17:21, 19:13, 23:24-25) What is the difference between punishment and discipline? When should each be used?
10. When tempted the most to speak why is it important to remember the proverb in verse 27? When is it important to keep our mouths shut? (28; Job 13:5)
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