Is wisdom important in your life? Let’s continue in Proverbs 12.
Do we love being disciplined or reject all correction from others?
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. (Pr 12:1 ESV)
What does God think about good people and those who make evil plans?
The good person obtains favor from the Lord, but He condemns a man who schemes. (Pr 12:2 HCSB)
Which provides better security, wickedness or right living?
A person doesn’t gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won’t be uprooted. (Pr 12:3 ISV)
Why is it important to carefully choose a virtuous marriage partner?
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. (Pr 12:4 KJV)
Who should we listen to for advice, a righteous or a wicked person?
The thoughts of the righteous are just, But the guidance of the wicked is deceitful. (Pr 12:5 LSB)
What is the big difference between the advice of a righteous person and a wicked person?
The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them. (Pr 12:6 NASB)
What eventually happens to the righteous and the wicked person?
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm. (Pr 12:7 NIV)
What different attitudes will the public have towards a wise person and a perverse heart?
A sensible person wins admiration, but a warped mind is despised. (Pr 12:8 NKJV)
What is the difference between a humble person who employs a servant, and an arrogant person who can’t afford necessities?
Better to be an ordinary person with a servant than to be self-important but have no food. (Pr 12:9 NLT)
Is how a person treats animals indicative of their character?
A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. (Pr 12:10 WEB)
How is a productive life better than pursuing worthless hobbies?
Those who work their land will have plenty to eat, but those who engage in empty pursuits have no sense. (Pr 12:11 CEB)
Does an evil person desire what others have stolen, but does a righteous life actually produce more real fruit?
An evil person tries to hide behind evil; good people are like trees with deep roots. (Pr 12:12 CEV)
Do lies and foolish talk trap an evil person, but does right living help us escape?
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble. (Pr 12:13 ESV)
Do good speech and manual labor both provide satisfaction and good returns?
A man will be satisfied with good by the words of his mouth, and the work of a man’s hands will reward him. (Pr 12:14 HCSB)
Which is wise, to be humble or stubborn about our lifestyle opinions?
The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice. (Pr 12:15 ISV)
Is it wiser to get immediately angry over an insult, or to just overlook it?
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. (Pr 12:16 KJV)
Can truth be blunt but right, and can smooth words actually be deceptive flattery?
He who breathes out truth declares what is right, But a false witness, deceit. (Pr 12:17 LSB)
Is there a balance? Should we use words that cause harm, or words that heal?
There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, But the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Pr 12:18 NASB)
Is the key then speaking truth, but with wisdom? How long do lies actually last?
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. (Pr 12:19 NIV)
Do we offer advice on how to deceive people or do we counsel about creating peace?
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. (Pr 12:20 NKJV)
Which is more likely to bring trouble, an honest or dishonest life?
No harm comes to the godly, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. (Pr 12:21 NLT)
Which lifestyle will God bless, that of a liar or that of someone who deals only in the truth?
Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. (Pr 12:22 WEB)
Is it wiser not to say everything that is on our minds like a babbling fool?
The shrewd conceal their knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims their stupidity. (Pr 12:23 CEB)
What tends to be the different consequences of diligent and lazy people?
Work hard, and you will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave. (Pr 12:24 CEV)
Does worry tend to take away our joy, but an encouraging word can cheer us up?
Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. (Pr 12:25 ESV)
Does a righteous person cause his neighbor to consider doing what’s right, while a wicked person will seduce them to go astray?
A righteous man is careful in dealing with his neighbor, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray. (Pr 12:26 HCSB)
Is a slacker too lazy to even roast his game, while a diligent man makes full use of everything?
The lazy person does not roast what he has hunted, but diligence is one’s most important possession. (Pr 12:27 ISV)
Where does righteousness lead, and is it an eternal condition?
In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death. (Pr 12:28 KJV)
What was a criterion for choosing the first of what later became known as deacons?
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this need. (Acts 6:3 LSB)
Is wisdom important in your life? You decide!
