Week 1 - Wisdom
In a multitude of these there is safety
What are counselors?
In this book, God outlines the blessings and curses for those who choose to obey or disobey Him
What is Deuteronomy?
Although this is small, it boasts great things. James compares it to the rudder on a ship
What is the tongue?
What a brother is born for according to Proverbs 17:17
What is adversity?
A man's discretion should make him slow to this reaction
What is anger?
The companion of these individuals will be destroyed
What are fools?
The wise man who foresees evil does this
What is hides?
Sin is not lacking in the multitude of these
What are words?
The type of men that should be walked with in order to be wise
What are wise men?
Any fool can start one of these
What is a quarrel?
He wrote the majority of the Proverbs
Who is King Solomon?
The way that seems right to a man leads to this
What is death?
The obsession of many, Proverbs 12:18 says this is promoted by the tongue of the wise
What is health?
This makes a cheerful countenance and does good like medicine, while a broken spirit "dries the bones" (Proverbs 17:22)
What is a merry heart?
Jesus' reaction to the moneychangers in the temple was anger. He said, "you have turned my father's house into a den of" these
What are thieves or robbers?
This is the beginning of wisdom
What is the fear of the Lord?
Proverbs 3:18 - "She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, and happy are all who retain her"
What is wisdom?
An answer like this one turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger
What is a soft word?
A man sharpening the countenance of his friend is compared to the honing of this metal
What is iron?
According to Proverbs 14:29, the person who displays this attribute "promotes foolishness" (CSB)
What is impulsiveness or a quick temper?
Proverbs 4:7 says getting wisdom may cost this
What is all you have?
This is deceitful above all else
What is the heart (Jeremiah 17:9)
Despite modern practice, Proverbs 29:11 says a fool vents this, while wise person holds it back
What is anger/feelings?
Summary for this lesson: we should be drawn to make friends who have this attribute, which is defined as "the proactive choice to maintain an optimist attitude"
What is positivity?
This kind of anger is anger displayed for the sake of the Lord
What is righteous anger?