Study Questions for
THE BOOK
OF PROVERBS
1. In 1:2-7 what is said to be the value
and purpose of studying these proverbs? See also chapter 3 for this
answer.
2. Wisdom is personified as feminine and
she warns what will happen if you disregard her (1:20-32), and throughout
the first 9 chapters. What does she warn will happen?
3. In chapters 1-9 wisdom promises benefits
that happen if you take wisdom to heart. What are some of those benefits?
4. Wisdom is personified as female, and foolishness
is also personified as female, a harlot. Describe some of the characteristics
of each, according to the first 9 chapters of Proverbs.
A. Wisdom is seen as. . .
B. The harlot foolishness is seen as. .
.
5. Briefly explain 10:23.
6. What do you think 11:29 means?
7. What do you think 12:15 means?
8. What do you think 16:6 means?
9. What do you think 17:10 means?
10. What do you think 20:27 means?
11. What do you think 27:17 means?
12. Now you pick 3 proverbs that are especially meaningful to you, from
anywhere in the whole Book of Proverbs. Then briefly explain what each
one means to you.
A.
B.
C.
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