Proverbs Lesson 6 Collected Sayings Chapters 10-30

Lesson 6 

Collected Sayings 

As you read chapters 10-30 this week, you will mark five major themes: speech, money, relationships, emotions, and virtue. This is not an exhaustive list of the themes we could highlight—feel free to mark other themes you notice! For the purpose of this study, we will focus on these five. Also, underline every time the “fear of the Lord” is mentioned. We will discuss this further when we meet. 

 

Proverbs about Speech—Red

            Ex. The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. (Proverbs 15:2)

Proverbs about Money—Green

            Ex. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. (Proverbs 10:4)

Proverbs about Relationships—Blue

            Ex. Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. (Proverbs 27:9)

Proverbs about Emotions—Yellow

            Ex. A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention. (Proverbs 15:18)

Proverbs about Virtue—Orange

(Laziness, diligence, humility, pride, integrity, self-control, etc.)

              Ex. The desire of the sluggard kills him, 

                         For his hands refuse to labor.

                    All day long he craves and craves,

                        But the righteous gives and does not hold back. (Proverbs 21:25-26)

Tally how many proverbs you marked for each theme:

                                                                                              Total

Speech Red
Money Green
Relationships Blue
Emotions Yellow
Virtue Orange

                     To help you complete the marking, below is a reading plan to track your progress. 

 Day 1: Read Proverbs 10-13 and highlight each of the themes as you come across 

                them in your reading. 

         Proverbs 10

         Proverbs 11

         Proverbs 12

         Proverbs 13

Day 2: Proverbs 14-17

         Proverbs 14

         Proverbs 15

         Proverbs 16

         Proverbs 17

Day 3: Proverbs 18-21

         Proverbs 18

         Proverbs 19

         Proverbs 20

         Proverbs 21

Day 4: Proverbs 22-26

         Proverbs 22

         Proverbs 23

         Proverbs 24

         Proverbs 25

         Proverbs 26

Day 5: Proverbs 27-30

         Proverbs 27

         Proverbs 28

         Proverbs 29

         Proverbs 30

Which proverb in the collected sayings was the hardest for you to understand? 

Which proverb was most familiar to you?