Wednesday, November 12, 2014

BIBLE STUDY OF BOOK OF PROVERBS WEEK #7 (ANSWERS)

1).        Who wrote the book of Proverbs?

King Solomon wrote must of it, but in chapters 30 and 31 are found the words of Agur and Lemuel.

2).        How many chapters in the book of Proverbs?

 

There are 31 chapters in this book

 

3).        Name a few blessings Proverbs talk about that we can gain personally in our lives.

 

We can long life, joy, and the goodness of God; we can gain godliness, prosperity, and contentment. And, we can have spiritual understanding, spiritual knowledge, and wisdom.

 

4).        On the other hand, those who reject Him will experience what? 

 

Suffer sham and death. To reject God is to choose folly over wisdom and is to separate ourselves from God, His Word, His wisdom, and His blessings.

 

5).        Give another name for the Book of Proverbs.

 

The Hebrew title Mishle Shelomoh is translated "Proverbs of Solomon."

 

6).        What is the focus verse of the book of Proverbs?

 

Chapter 1:4  "To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion."

 

7).        King Solomon's wisdom was a ______ from God.

 

This wisdom was a gift from God

 

8).        Why is Proverbs so important?

 

Proverbs concerns itself completely with instructing people in the path of wisdom. The writers of the book recognized the varied circumstances of a person's life and provided principles to apply in a variety of situations rather than instructions to follow in only a few specific instances.

 

9).        How do I apply the Book of Proverbs?  

    

Read it! Then live it! Applying it to our lives help us to be wise people of God.

 

 

10).      How is a man that gives false testimony against his neighbor like a club or a sharp arrow?

The both are like waging war.

 

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