Wisdom for Work
Questions for Study 20
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I. Differing Weights (20:1-10)
1. How does verse one use logic to inspire a sobriety live-style? How do most people respond to the roar of a lion in the wild? What is the comparison in verse 3 of avoiding strife and quarrels?
2. What might "plower in season" mean today physically, mentalally, and spiritually? What is the purposes of a heart mean? What is unfailing love?
3. How do life-style choices affect our children and grandchildren? What does "winnows out" mean? What is a pure heart according to verse 9? What is a modern equivalent of weights and measures?
II. Wait for the Lord and he will Deliver (20:11-20)
4. Does a person's actions reveal their heart? What is taken for granted according to verse 12? What can be done to overcome the temptation to give up on the day?
5. Why do people say things as verse 14 states? Is gold and rubies in abundance, or perhaps does the proverb in verse 15 mean something else? How is a stranger and a wayward woman the same as stated by the proverb in verse 16?
6. When does ill gotten taste sweet? When it is wise to take advice?
7. How can the untrustworthy be known according to verse 19? How is the promise in verse 20 executed?
III. The Lamp of the Lord (20:21-30)
8. What happens when wealthy parents die? What is needed in order to follow the wisdom in verse 22? Is verse 23 the same as verse 10?
9. What is the proverb in verse 24 trying to teach? What is needed in order to avoid the trap in verse 25? When were winnowing and threashing done in Solomon's day? (Isaiah 28:27-29)
10. What is the "lamp of the LORD"? How can a life be made safe and secure? According to verse 29 does everyone have something to respect? What is the point of verse 30?
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