Proverbs (2)

􀀺􀁈􀀃􀁒􀈻􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁘􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁌􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀝

We often use proverbial sayings, such as:

􀇘􀀳􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁎􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁉􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀏􀇙

􀇘􀀫􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁎􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀀏􀇙

"Practice makes perfect," "Haste makes waste,"

􀇘􀀫􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁎􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀀏􀇙

􀇘􀀤􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁓􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁎􀁈􀁈􀁓􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁒􀁆􀁗􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁚􀁄􀁜􀀑􀇙

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

But, did you know that many of our pithy sayings trace their roots to the Bible? "A gentle answer turns away wrath." (),

􀀥􀁘􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁇􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁗􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁒􀁒􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀢

"Pride goes before destruction." (), "Iron sharpens iron." ().

􀇘􀀤􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁖􀁚􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁚􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁋􀇠􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀘􀀝􀀔􀁄􀀌􀀏

􀇘􀀳􀁕􀁌􀁇􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁒􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀇠􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀙􀀝􀀔􀀛􀁄􀀌􀀏􀀃

So what is a proverb? A proverb is a short adage designed to help us live a fulfilled life. It is a neatly packaged saying that conveys wisdom to be remembered. Someone has defined a prov- erb as a "short statement based on long experience." The English word proverb is a compound from the words pro, meaning "for," and verba, meaning "words." A proverb is like a picture which we have all heard is "worth a thousand words." It is a portrait gallery that we can view, one pic- ture at a time. As a literary form, the proverb has always been important to societies and na- tions throughout the world. Proverbs pass essential truths from one generation to the next.

􀇘􀀳􀁕􀁌􀁇􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁒􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀇠􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀙􀀝􀀔􀀛􀁄􀀌􀀏􀀃

Some scholars note that (ing Solomon probably wrote the Song of Songs when he was a young romantic, the Proverbs when he was middle aged and filled with wit and resource, and Eccle- siastes as he grew older and more aware of the meaningless vanity contained in the pursuit of pleasure.

􀇘􀀬􀁕􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁓􀁈􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁕􀁒􀁑􀇠􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀚􀀝􀀔􀀚􀁄􀀌􀀑

􀀶􀁒􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀢􀀃􀀤􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁒􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁇􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁏􀁓􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁉􀁘􀁏􀈑􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃

􀁑􀁈􀁄􀁗􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁆􀁎􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁙􀁈􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁐􀁅􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁈􀈑􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙-

The Proverbs were written to share with us wisdom for daily living. If most of the Bible tells us the way of salvation, the writings of Solomon teach us the practical truth for our daily walk with the LORD for He cares about the paths we choose. If the Psalms are devotional, the Proverbs are practical.

􀁑􀁈􀁄􀁗􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁆􀁎􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁙􀁈􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁐􀁅􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁈􀈑􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙-

􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀇘􀁖􀁋􀁒􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁅􀁄􀁖􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁒􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀨􀁑􀁊􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃proverb􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀀃

While the Psalms focus on our relationship with God, the Proverbs focus on our relationship with others. Both aspects are important in the Christian life. Jesus said, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." " Then He said, " 'Love your neighbor as yourself" " ( and 39b). Relationships matter to God!

􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀃pro􀀏􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀏􀇙􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃verba􀀏􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀤􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁆􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁌􀁆􀁋􀀃

📷Proverbs includes encouragement for the wise and warnings for the unwise. This book discuss- es sexual sin, handling money, the tongue, liars, lazy people, discipline, flattery, bribery, dis- putes, strong drink, true friends, and our homes.

􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀃pro􀀏􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀏􀇙􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃verba􀀏􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀤􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁆􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁌􀁆􀁋􀀃

􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁖􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀬􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁕􀁄􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁊􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁙􀁌􀁈􀁚􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁆-

􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀤􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁚􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁄􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁗􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁑􀁄-

􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁊􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁏􀁇􀀑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁌􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁑􀁈􀁛􀁗􀀑

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􀀶􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁆􀁋􀁒􀁏􀁄􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁅􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁊􀀃

􀁕􀁒􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁌􀁆􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁐􀁌􀁇􀁇􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀈑􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁆􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀨􀁆􀁆􀁏􀁈-

􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁈􀁚􀀃􀁒􀁏􀁇􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁚􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁙􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁄􀁌􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁘􀁕􀁖􀁘􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃

􀁓􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀑

The message behind the Proverbs is recorded in the first chapter, ".for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight" (). The key to such wisdom is found just a few verses later, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline" (). Fear, in this context, denotes "reverence," "respect," and "trust."

Biblicalwisdom is always defined in the context of God's purpose andplanforour lives. Proverbs abounded in nations surrounding Solomon, even as he wrote. However, their wisdom oh ten leht God out of the picture. Compare a proverb from ancient Egypt with that of Israel: "Do not lean on the scales nor falsify the weights, nor damage the fractions of the measure" (Egyptian). "Dif- fering weights and dif fering measures-the LORD detests them both" ().

The Motive Behind the Proverbs

􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁌􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁉􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁏􀁏􀁖􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃

Ultimately, the wisdom of the book of Proverbs comes to life in the person of Jesus Christ, ".in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (). Jesus became "wisdom" for us ().

􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁌􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁉􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁏􀁏􀁖􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃

􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁙􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁄􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁌􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁏􀁎􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃

In His wisdom, Jesus affirmed the wisdom of Solomon and his Proverbs: "The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Sol- omon is here" (). True wisdom begins with the fear (reverence, respect, trust) of God, and results in the salvation of God through Jesus Christ.

(ing Solomon once prayed that God would make him wise, and his request was wonderfully fulfilled (1 (ings 3:5-9). Solomon later wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs (1 (ings 4:32). We find many of these proverbs in the more than 900 verses of Proverbs along with the book of Ecclesiastes.

􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯ORD􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀀫􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁕􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁒􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁐􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁙􀁒􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃

􀁓􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁄􀁏􀀑􀀃

Solomon did not write all the Proverbs. and 31 are attributed to Agur and Lemuel, respectively. to 24:34 are attributed to "the wise men" in general (, ). We note that in the days of Solomon there were many "wise men" (1 (ings 4:31). Solomon likely gathered wise sayings of the sages in his generation (950-900 BC) and of those who went before him, like (ing Hezekiah who formed a literary team (700 BC) to compile many of Solo- mon's writings (, regarding 25:1-29:27).

􀀺􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁐􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁆􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁋􀁌􀁓􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁆􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁋􀁌􀁓􀀃

Since a proverb is a statement of a general truth, it should not be taken as a divine promise. For example, , "When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies live at peace with him." We know too well that Joseph, David, Daniel, and even Jesus pleased the LORD, but they still had enemies. In it says, "The fear of the LORD adds length to life, but the years of the wicked are cut short." Here again we recognize that many de- voted followers of Jesus Christ died young while many of those who opposed the very existence of God lived to be 80, 90, or even 100 years old. What we must remember is that in the light of eternity the wicked are the losers.

􀀺􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁐􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁆􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁋􀁌􀁓􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁆􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁋􀁌􀁓􀀃

􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁒􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀥􀁒􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁄􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀦􀁋􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁌􀁇􀀏􀀃􀇘􀀃􀇕􀀯􀁒􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃

􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁘􀁏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁐􀁌􀁑􀁇􀀑􀇖􀀃􀇘􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀁑􀀃􀀫􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁌􀁇􀀏􀀃􀇘􀀃􀇕􀀯􀁒􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃

􀁑􀁈􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁅􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁖􀁈􀁏􀁉􀇖􀀃􀇘􀀃􀀋􀀰􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁚􀀃􀀕􀀕􀀝􀀖􀀚􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀖􀀜􀁅􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀁋􀁌􀁓􀁖􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀄

􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁆􀁏􀁘􀁇􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁕􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁖􀁆􀁘􀁖􀁖-

􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁛􀁘􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁑􀀏􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁑􀁇􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁑􀁈􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁘􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁄􀁕􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁝􀁜􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁒􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁖􀁆􀁌􀁓􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁈􀀏􀀃􀈠􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁕􀁌􀁅􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁖-

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The Bible is a library containing many forms of literature: prophecy and history, story and ser- mon, biography and genealogy, personal letter and public circular, prose and poetry. The Prov- erbs are part of the Bible's "wisdom literature," composed of a specialized form of poetry. The Hebrew word for proverb is mashal, which comes from a root meaning "to be like," or "to be com- pared to." The mashal (proverb) is an effective medium for conveying God's wisdom.

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Many of the proverbs are two-line sayings-couplets of comparison with a powerful message. The majority compare by using contrast, with the hinge word but. For example, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones" ().

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Other proverbs compare by building one thought up as stronger than the first, oh ten signaled by the word than. "Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly" ().

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A third type of parallelism occurs through imagery such as simile. In such cases, note the words like, or as to draw the comparison: "As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed" ().

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For ef fect, the Proverbs are oh ten clustered into thematic groups-an example would be the section about the way of the fool (). While modern proverbs are usually brief and to the point, the proverbs of the ancient Hebrew included other literary styles. We find sections given to poetry, parable, prayer, and story.

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"The book of Proverbs is not a do-it-yourself success kit for the greedy but a guidebook for the godly." -Warren Wiersbe

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Take time to read and meditate on the Proverbs. Proverbs are easy to memorize and hard to forget. God has given us 31 chapters of proverbs, one for each day of the month. Try meditating on a chapter of Proverbs each day this month. It is life changing. Make it a habit for life!

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This lesson, from the series "Lessons For Life," is designed to supplement your personal and small group Bible study. The devotion questions are written for your personal study. The dis- cussion questions are especially for small groups. Members who answer the questions ahead of time can bring more insight into their small group meeting. The digging deeper questions are for those who wish for more personal or small group study. As you spend time with God, may His Word enrich your life and enhance your daily walk with Him. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PRAY.

Solomon answered... give

Your servant a discerning

heart to govern Your

people and to distinguish

1. Read the commentary portion of this study guide. Write down one insight that was especially challenging or encourag- ing for you.

between right and wrong.

2. Read . What are some of the reasons for this book?

For who is able to govern

this great people of

3. Read and compare with ; ; ; ; ; ,; . What do you learn about the "fear of the Lord"?

this great people of

Yours?

How might you apply what you've read to your life?

,

4. Compare with . In brief, what are the dangers of bad counsel and the benefits of following the ad- vice of the righteous?

The Message Behind The Proverbs

􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀈑􀁕􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁓􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀇘􀇠􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁄􀁌􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃

5. Make a list of some of your close friends and confidants. Do you have a strong source of good counsel in your life?

􀁇􀁌􀁖􀁆􀁌􀁓􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁈􀀞􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁇􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁗􀁄􀁑􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁎􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀀃

􀁍􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁚􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀇘􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯ORD 􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀁏􀁈􀁇􀁊􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁒􀁏􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃

6. How would you define "wisdom?" Name one of the wisest people you know.

􀁍􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁚􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀇘􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯ORD 􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀁏􀁈􀁇􀁊􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁒􀁏􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃

Explain why you selected that person.

􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁖􀁆􀁌􀁓􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀚􀀌􀀑􀀃Fear􀀏􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁈􀁛􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁑􀁒􀁗􀁈􀁖􀀃􀇘􀁕􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀏􀇙􀀃􀇘􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀏􀇙􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃

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􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁌􀁆􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁚􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁈􀈑􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁈􀁛􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁘􀁕􀁓􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃

􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁑􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀏􀀃􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀫􀁒􀁚􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁒􀈻􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁈􀈻􀁗􀀃

7. Read . What are the benefits of embracing the truth and wisdom found in God's Word?

􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁆􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀀨􀁊􀁜􀁓􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀬􀁖􀁕􀁄􀁈􀁏􀀝􀀃􀇘􀀧􀁒􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀀃􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁑􀀃

Do you read the Proverbs oh ten? Have you found them to be helpful for your own life? Explain.

􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁆􀁄􀁏􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁏􀁖􀁌􀁉􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁐􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀨􀁊􀁜􀁓􀁗􀁌􀁄􀁑􀀌􀀑􀀃􀇘􀀧􀁌􀁉-

8. Read . How can we know the will of God? Do you believe this?

􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁆􀁄􀁏􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁏􀁖􀁌􀁉􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁐􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀨􀁊􀁜􀁓􀁗􀁌􀁄􀁑􀀌􀀑􀀃􀇘􀀧􀁌􀁉-

In what ways do you live by these promises?

􀁉􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁇􀁌􀈞􀁉􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀁖􀇔􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯􀀲􀀵􀀧􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁗􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁗􀁋􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀓􀀝􀀔􀀓􀀌􀀑

􀀸􀁏􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁏􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀦􀁋􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁗􀀏􀀃􀇘􀇠􀁌􀁑􀀃

􀁚􀁋􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁇􀁇􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀁏􀁈􀁇􀁊􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀦􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁖􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀝􀀖􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁆􀁄􀁐􀁈􀀃

In what ways do you fail to follow them?

􀁚􀁋􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁇􀁇􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁘􀁕􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀁏􀁈􀁇􀁊􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀦􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁖􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀝􀀖􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁆􀁄􀁐􀁈􀀃

􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀇙􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀖􀀓􀀌􀀑

9. See . How does guilt, sin, and the stress associ- ated with it, tend to affect our bodies?

􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀇙􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀖􀀓􀀌􀀑

􀀬􀁑􀀃􀀫􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀏􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁄􀈞􀈑􀁕􀁐􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀝􀀃􀇘􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀴􀁘􀁈􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

Have you noticed a correlation between your spiritual health and your physical well being? Explain?

􀀶􀁒􀁘􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁍􀁘􀁇􀁊􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁇􀁈􀁐􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀀞􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁈􀀃

10. See . Compare with . Discuss the truths in these passages as they relate to your pocketbook. Why is it foolish to live like a miser, unwilling to share with oth- ers and unwilling to give for the things of God?

􀁆􀁄􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁇􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏-

􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁈􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀯􀁘􀁎􀁈􀀃􀀔􀀔􀀝􀀖􀀔􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁕􀁘􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀀋􀁕􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀌􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀏􀀃

11. Can you think of a short little pithy saying that perhaps your parents or grandparents said to you as you were growing up?

􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁏􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁙􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁊􀁋􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀦􀁋􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁗􀀑

Why do you think they repeated this to you?

􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁄􀁜􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁘􀁏􀁇􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁐􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁑􀁇􀁈􀁕􀁉􀁘􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀃

􀁉􀁘􀁏􀈑􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁇􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀘􀀐􀀜􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀀖􀀏􀀓􀀓􀀓􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀔􀀏􀀓􀀓􀀘􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀗􀀝􀀖􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁈􀀃

Did it influence your actions or attitude? Explain.

􀁉􀁘􀁏􀈑􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁇􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀘􀀐􀀜􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀀖􀀏􀀓􀀓􀀓􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀔􀀏􀀓􀀓􀀘􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀗􀀝􀀖􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁈􀀃

􀈑􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁑􀀃􀀜􀀓􀀓􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁒􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃

􀀨􀁆􀁆􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁖􀀑

12. Read . As time allows, read and record in- sights regarding "wisdom" (See also , ; Cor- inthians 1:17-25; ; ; ; ; ; ).

􀀨􀁆􀁆􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁖􀀑

􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁇􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀓􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀖􀀔􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁕􀁌􀁅􀁘􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀀤􀁊􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀀯􀁈􀁐􀁘􀁈􀁏􀀏􀀃

13. Read . This refers to our walk as God's children and the various paths we may choose. What are some of the unwise paths people are tempted to take?

􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁙􀁈􀁏􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀕􀀝􀀔􀀚􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀀕􀀗􀀝􀀖􀀗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁕􀁌􀁅􀁘􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀇘􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁑􀇙􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁏􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀕􀀝􀀔􀀚􀀏􀀃

􀀕􀀗􀀝􀀕􀀖􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁈􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁑􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀔􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀗􀀝􀀖􀀔􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀃

How can we avoid these paths?

􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁊􀁄􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀀋􀀜􀀘􀀓􀇓􀀜􀀓􀀓􀀃􀀥􀀦􀀌􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃

􀁅􀁈􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁐􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀫􀁈􀁝􀁈􀁎􀁌􀁄􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁄􀁐􀀃􀀋􀀚􀀓􀀓􀀃􀀥􀀦􀀌􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒-

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􀁅􀁈􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁐􀀏􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀀮􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀫􀁈􀁝􀁈􀁎􀁌􀁄􀁋􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁄􀁐􀀃􀀋􀀚􀀓􀀓􀀃􀀥􀀦􀀌􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀶􀁒􀁏􀁒-

􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀘􀀝􀀔􀀏􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁊􀁄􀁕􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀕􀀘􀀝􀀔􀇓􀀕􀀜􀀝􀀕􀀚􀀌􀀑

􀀶􀁌􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁗􀁋􀀏􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁏􀁇􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁄􀁎􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁙􀁌􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁐􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀑􀀃

􀀩􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁄􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀙􀀝􀀚􀀏􀀃􀇙􀀺􀁋􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯􀀲􀀵􀀧􀀏􀀃􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁎􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃

􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁐􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁄􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁐􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀺􀁈􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁗􀁒􀁒􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀀭􀁒􀁖􀁈􀁓􀁋􀀏􀀃􀀧􀁄􀁙􀁌􀁇􀀏􀀃􀀧􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁈􀁏􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃

􀁓􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯ORD􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁐􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀓􀀝􀀕􀀚􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀏􀀃􀇘􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯ORD􀀃􀁄􀁇􀁇􀁖􀀃

􀁏􀁈􀁑􀁊􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁆􀁎􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁒􀁕􀁗􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀫􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁊􀁄􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁊􀁑􀁌􀁝􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁇􀁈-

􀁙􀁒􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀭􀁈􀁖􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀦􀁋􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁒􀁓􀁓􀁒􀁖􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃

􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀀛􀀓􀀏􀀃􀀜􀀓􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀀔􀀓􀀓􀀃􀁜􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁏􀁇􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁘􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁐􀁅􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃

􀁈􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁑􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁆􀁎􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁒􀁖􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀑

LESSONS FOR LIFE | BOOKS OF POETRY

Wisdom for Life | Proverbs

SERIES

LESSON 3

15

STUDY BNEXT

For the Lord gives wisdom,

and from His mouth

come knowledge and

understanding.

The Medium Behind the Proverbs

􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁅􀁕􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁄􀁌􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀝􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁓􀁋􀁈􀁆􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁕-

􀁐􀁒􀁑􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁌􀁒􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁓􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁊􀁈􀁑􀁈􀁄􀁏􀁒􀁊􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁏􀁈􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁓􀁘􀁅􀁏􀁌􀁆􀀃􀁆􀁌􀁕􀁆􀁘􀁏􀁄􀁕􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁈􀁗􀁕􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙-

􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀊􀁖􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁈􀀏􀇙􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁒􀁖􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁌􀁄􀁏􀁌􀁝􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁈􀁗􀁕􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀀫􀁈􀁅􀁕􀁈􀁚􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃proverb􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃mashal􀀏􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁌􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁕􀁒􀁒􀁗􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁄􀁑􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀏􀇙􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀇘􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐-

􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀑􀇙􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃mashal􀀃􀀋􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀀌􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁈􀈞􀁉􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁇􀁌􀁘􀁐􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁙􀁈􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀑

􀀰􀁄􀁑􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁚􀁒􀀐􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀇔􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁓􀁏􀁈􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁉􀁘􀁏􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁄􀁊􀁈􀀑􀀃

􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃 􀁐􀁄􀁍􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁜􀀃 􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃 􀁅􀁜􀀃 􀁘􀁖􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃 􀁆􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁕􀁄􀁖􀁗􀀏􀀃 􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃 􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁈􀀃 􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃 but􀀑􀀃 􀀩􀁒􀁕􀀃 􀁈􀁛􀁄􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃 􀇘􀀤􀀃 􀁆􀁋􀁈􀁈􀁕􀁉􀁘􀁏􀀃

􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁒􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁇􀁌􀁆􀁌􀁑􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁆􀁕􀁘􀁖􀁋􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁌􀁕􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁇􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁘􀁓􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁑􀁈􀁖􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀚􀀝􀀕􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃

􀀲􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁌􀁏􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁒􀁘􀁊􀁋􀁗􀀃􀁘􀁓􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁒􀁑􀁊􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀈑􀁕􀁖􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁒􀈻􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁄􀁏􀁈􀁇􀀃

􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃than􀀑􀀃􀇘􀀥􀁈􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁈􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀁕􀁒􀁅􀁅􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁆􀁘􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁒􀁏􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁏􀁏􀁜􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃

􀀔􀀚􀀝􀀔􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃

􀀤􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁜􀁓􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁐􀀃􀁒􀁆􀁆􀁘􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁊􀁋􀀃􀁌􀁐􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁐􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁑􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁕􀁇􀁖􀀃

like􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃as􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁇􀁕􀁄􀁚􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁌􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀝􀀃􀇘􀀤􀁖􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁇􀁒􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁌􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁈􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁒􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁏􀁘􀁊􀁊􀁄􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁘􀁕􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁇􀇙􀀃

􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀙􀀝􀀔􀀗􀀌􀀑

􀀩􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁈􀈞􀁉􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁒􀈻􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁆􀁏􀁘􀁖􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁆􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀁖􀇔􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁈􀁛􀁄􀁐􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁘􀁏􀁇􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁖􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁒􀁏􀀃􀀋􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀙􀀝􀀔􀀐􀀔􀀕􀀌􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁇􀁈􀁕􀁑􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁘􀁖􀁘􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁅􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁉􀀃

􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁌􀁑􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁆􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃􀀫􀁈􀁅􀁕􀁈􀁚􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁆􀁏􀁘􀁇􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁜􀁏􀁈􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁈􀀃􀈑􀁑􀁇􀀃

􀁖􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁌􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁓􀁒􀁈􀁗􀁕􀁜􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁄􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀏􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁄􀁜􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁒􀁕􀁜􀀑

Final Thought

􀇘􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁇􀁒􀀐􀁌􀁗􀀐􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁖􀁈􀁏􀁉􀀃􀁖􀁘􀁆􀁆􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁎􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁈􀁈􀁇􀁜􀀃􀁅􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁊􀁘􀁌􀁇􀁈􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁊􀁒􀁇􀁏􀁜􀀑􀇙􀀃􀇔􀀺􀁄􀁕􀁕􀁈􀁑􀀃􀀺􀁌􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁅􀁈

􀀷􀁄􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁇􀁌􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁐􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁝􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃

􀁉􀁒􀁕􀁊􀁈􀁗􀀑􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁌􀁙􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁘􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀔􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁓􀁗􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁈􀁄􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁋􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁕􀁜􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁇􀁌􀁗􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃

􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁓􀁗􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁈􀁄􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁑􀁗􀁋􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁑􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀰􀁄􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁅􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀄

Spending Time With God

􀀷􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃 􀁏􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀏􀀃 􀁉􀁕􀁒􀁐􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃 􀁖􀁈􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀃 􀇘􀀯􀁈􀁖􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃 􀀩􀁒􀁕􀀃 􀀯􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀏􀇙􀀃 􀁌􀁖􀀃 􀁇􀁈􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁑􀁈􀁇􀀃 􀁗􀁒􀀃 􀁖􀁘􀁓􀁓􀁏􀁈􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀀃 􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃 􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀀃 􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃

􀁖􀁐􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀀃􀀥􀁌􀁅􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁘􀁇􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁙􀁒􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁘􀁇􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁖-

􀁆􀁘􀁖􀁖􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁌􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁐􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀰􀁈􀁐􀁅􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁖􀁚􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃

􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁅􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁌􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁐􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀀃􀁐􀁈􀁈􀁗􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁇􀁌􀁊􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁇􀁈􀁈􀁓􀁈􀁕􀀃􀁔􀁘􀁈􀁖􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃

􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁒􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁐􀁒􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁐􀁄􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁘􀁓􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁘􀁇􀁜􀀑􀀃􀀤􀁖􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀏􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁜􀀃

􀀫􀁌􀁖􀀃􀀺􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁕􀁌􀁆􀁋􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁋􀁄􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁇􀁄􀁌􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁏􀁎􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀫􀁌􀁐􀀑􀀃􀀥􀀨􀀩􀀲􀀵􀀨􀀃􀀼􀀲􀀸􀀃􀀥􀀨􀀪􀀬􀀱􀀏􀀃􀀳􀀵􀀤􀀼􀀑

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LESSON 3

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STUDY BNEXT

Devotion (Personal Study)

􀀔􀀑􀀃 􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃 􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁐􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁄􀁕􀁜􀀃 􀁓􀁒􀁕􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃 􀁒􀁉􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃 􀁖􀁗􀁘􀁇􀁜􀀃 􀁊􀁘􀁌􀁇􀁈􀀑􀀃 􀀺􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁈􀀃

􀁇􀁒􀁚􀁑􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁌􀁑􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁈􀁖􀁓􀁈􀁆􀁌􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁈􀁑􀁊􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁄􀁊-

􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀑

􀀕􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀔􀀐􀀙􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁖􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃

􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀢

􀀖􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀚􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀚􀀞􀀃􀀛􀀝􀀔􀀖􀀞􀀃􀀜􀀝􀀔􀀓􀀞􀀃

􀀔􀀓􀀝􀀕􀀚􀀞􀀃􀀔􀀗􀀝􀀕􀀚􀀞􀀃􀀔􀀘􀀝􀀔􀀙􀀏􀀖􀀖􀀞􀀃􀀔􀀜􀀝􀀕􀀖􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁇􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁏􀁈􀁄􀁕􀁑􀀃􀁄􀁅􀁒􀁘􀁗􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀇘􀁉􀁈􀁄􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃

􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀯􀁒􀁕􀁇􀇙􀀢􀀃

􀀫􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁐􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁄􀁓􀁓􀁏􀁜􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀊􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀢

􀀗􀀑􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀛􀀐􀀔􀀜􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀀳􀁖􀁄􀁏􀁐􀀃􀀔􀀑􀀃􀀬􀁑􀀃􀁅􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁉􀀏􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁇􀁄􀁑􀁊􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁅􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁖􀁈􀁏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁑􀁈􀈑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁇-

􀁙􀁌􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁕􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀁈􀁒􀁘􀁖􀀢􀀃

􀀘􀀑􀀃􀀰􀁄􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁆􀁏􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁕􀁌􀁈􀁑􀁇􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁑􀈑􀁇􀁄􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀑􀀃􀀧􀁒􀀃

􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁋􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁒􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁘􀁕􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁊􀁒􀁒􀁇􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁖􀁈􀁏􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀢

Discussion (Small Group Study)

􀀙􀀑􀀃􀀫􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁚􀁒􀁘􀁏􀁇􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁇􀁈􀈑􀁑􀁈􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀢􀇙􀀃􀀱􀁄􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁑􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀁖􀁗􀀃

􀁓􀁈􀁒􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀀑􀀃

􀀨􀁛􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁌􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁖􀁈􀁏􀁈􀁆􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁖􀁒􀁑􀀑

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LESSON 3

17

STUDY BNEXT

􀀚􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀔􀀐􀀗􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁑􀁈􀈑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁈􀁐􀁅􀁕􀁄􀁆􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀊􀁖􀀃􀀺􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀢􀀃

􀀧􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀁒􀈻􀁗􀁈􀁑􀀢􀀃􀀫􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁘􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁅􀁈􀀃

􀁋􀁈􀁏􀁓􀁉􀁘􀁏􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁒􀁚􀁑􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁉􀁈􀀢􀀃􀀨􀁛􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁌􀁑􀀑

􀀛􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀘􀀐􀀙􀀑􀀃􀀫􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁎􀁑􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀢􀀃􀀧􀁒􀀃

􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁏􀁌􀁈􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀢􀀃

􀀬􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁅􀁜􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁕􀁒􀁐􀁌􀁖􀁈􀁖􀀢􀀃

􀀬􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁜􀁖􀀃􀁇􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁉􀁄􀁌􀁏􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁐􀀢

􀀜􀀑􀀃􀀶􀁈􀁈􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀚􀀐􀀛􀀑􀀃􀀫􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁇􀁒􀁈􀁖􀀃􀁊􀁘􀁌􀁏􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁖􀁌􀁑􀀏􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁗􀁕􀁈􀁖􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁖􀁖􀁒􀁆􀁌-

􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀏􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁄􀈞􀁉􀁈􀁆􀁗􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁅􀁒􀁇􀁌􀁈􀁖􀀢􀀃

􀀫􀁄􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁑􀁒􀁗􀁌􀁆􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁆􀁒􀁕􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁗􀁚􀁈􀁈􀁑􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁖􀁓􀁌􀁕􀁌􀁗􀁘􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁋􀁈􀁄􀁏􀁗􀁋􀀃

􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁓􀁋􀁜􀁖􀁌􀁆􀁄􀁏􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁏􀁏􀀃􀁅􀁈􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀢􀀃􀀨􀁛􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁌􀁑􀀢

􀀔􀀓􀀑􀀃 􀀶􀁈􀁈􀀃 􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃 􀀖􀀝􀀜􀀐􀀔􀀓􀀑􀀃 􀀦􀁒􀁐􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃 􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃 􀀯􀁘􀁎􀁈􀀃 􀀙􀀝􀀖􀀛􀀑􀀃 􀀧􀁌􀁖􀁆􀁘􀁖􀁖􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁗􀁕􀁘􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀃 􀁌􀁑􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃 􀁓􀁄􀁖􀁖􀁄􀁊􀁈􀁖􀀃 􀁄􀁖􀀃 􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃 􀁕􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁈􀀃 􀁗􀁒􀀃 􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃 􀁓􀁒􀁆􀁎􀁈􀁗􀁅􀁒􀁒􀁎􀀑􀀃

􀀺􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁒􀁏􀁌􀁖􀁋􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁎􀁈􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁐􀁌􀁖􀁈􀁕􀀏􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁚􀁌􀁗􀁋􀀃􀁒􀁗􀁋-

􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁘􀁑􀁚􀁌􀁏􀁏􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁊􀁌􀁙􀁈􀀃􀁉􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁊􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀢

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LESSON 3

18

STUDY BNEXT

􀀔􀀔􀀑􀀃􀀦􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁎􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁄􀀃􀁖􀁋􀁒􀁕􀁗􀀃􀁏􀁌􀁗􀁗􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁌􀁗􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁜􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁕􀁋􀁄􀁓􀁖􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃

􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁄􀁑􀁇􀁓􀁄􀁕􀁈􀁑􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁖􀁄􀁌􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁚􀁈􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁊􀁕􀁒􀁚􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀁘􀁓􀀢􀀃

􀀺􀁋􀁜􀀃􀁇􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁑􀁎􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁜􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁓􀁈􀁄􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀀢􀀃

􀀧􀁌􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁗􀀃􀁌􀁑􀈠􀁏􀁘􀁈􀁑􀁆􀁈􀀃􀁜􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁆􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀁖􀀃􀁒􀁕􀀃􀁄􀁗􀁗􀁌􀁗􀁘􀁇􀁈􀀢􀀃􀀨􀁛􀁓􀁏􀁄􀁌􀁑􀀑

Digging Deeper (Further Study)

􀀔􀀕􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀕􀀓􀀐􀀖􀀖􀀑􀀃􀀤􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁌􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁏􀁒􀁚􀁖􀀏􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁆􀁒􀁕􀁇􀀃􀁌􀁑-

􀁖􀁌􀁊􀁋􀁗􀁖􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁊􀁄􀁕􀁇􀁌􀁑􀁊􀀃􀇘􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁇􀁒􀁐􀇙􀀃􀀋􀀶􀁈􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁏􀁖􀁒􀀃􀀯􀁘􀁎􀁈􀀃􀀕􀀝􀀘􀀕􀀏􀀃􀀤􀁆􀁗􀁖􀀃􀀙􀀝􀀔􀀓􀀞􀀃􀀔􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁕-

􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀔􀀚􀀐􀀕􀀘􀀞􀀃􀀔􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁕􀁌􀁑􀁗􀁋􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀕􀀝􀀔􀀐􀀔􀀕􀀞􀀃􀀨􀁓􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀔􀀚􀀞􀀃􀀦􀁒􀁏􀁒􀁖􀁖􀁌􀁄􀁑􀁖

􀀔􀀝􀀜􀀞􀀃􀀭􀁄􀁐􀁈􀁖􀀃􀀔􀀝􀀘􀀞􀀃􀀖􀀝􀀔􀀖􀀐􀀔􀀚􀀞􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁙􀁈􀁏􀁄􀁗􀁌􀁒􀁑􀀃􀀚􀀝􀀔􀀕􀀌􀀑

􀀔􀀖􀀑􀀃􀀵􀁈􀁄􀁇􀀃􀀳􀁕􀁒􀁙􀁈􀁕􀁅􀁖􀀃􀀗􀀑􀀃􀀷􀁋􀁌􀁖􀀃􀁕􀁈􀁉􀁈􀁕􀁖􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁒􀁘􀁕􀀃􀁚􀁄􀁏􀁎􀀃􀁄􀁖􀀃􀀪􀁒􀁇􀀊􀁖􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁌􀁏􀁇􀁕􀁈􀁑􀀃

􀁄􀁑􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃􀁙􀁄􀁕􀁌􀁒􀁘􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁐􀁄􀁜􀀃􀁆􀁋􀁒􀁒􀁖􀁈􀀑􀀃􀀺􀁋􀁄􀁗􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁖􀁒􀁐􀁈􀀃􀁒􀁉􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀀃

􀁘􀁑􀁚􀁌􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀃􀁓􀁈􀁒􀁓􀁏􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁕􀁈􀀃􀁗􀁈􀁐􀁓􀁗􀁈􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁒􀀃􀁗􀁄􀁎􀁈􀀢􀀃

􀀫􀁒􀁚􀀃􀁆􀁄􀁑􀀃􀁚􀁈􀀃􀁄􀁙􀁒􀁌􀁇􀀃􀁗􀁋􀁈􀁖􀁈􀀃􀁓􀁄􀁗􀁋􀁖􀀢

Scripture for Meditation

All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs

the heart.

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