Day 18

Correction

from the Proverbs reading plan


Proverbs 3:11-12, Proverbs 12:1, Proverbs 15:5, Proverbs 15:10, Proverbs 15:12, Proverbs 15:31-32, Proverbs 19:27, Proverbs 27:5-6

BY She Reads Truth

The book of Proverbs is a guide for pursuing godly wisdom in our daily lives. In this four-week study, we will read a selection of topical proverbs covering different aspects of wisdom, from how to interact with our friends, families, and neighbors, to fearing God and keeping His commands. No matter the subject, these proverbs urge us to wrestle with and reflect on our own response to them. To help you better engage with the proverbs in this reading plan, we have provided you with a short introduction and reflection questions for each day.

As followers of Jesus, we are called to be open to correction from God’s Word and from people in our lives who love us. Receiving correction requires the humility to openly admit that we do not know all there is to know. Consider how these proverbs dealing with correction are working to correct you even as you read them.

Reflection Questions:

From whom do you welcome correction? Why? 

Consider Proverbs 15:12. Describe what a mocker is and does. What motivates them to do so? In what ways are you a mocker? 

How would you explain the meaning of Proverbs 27:6? What are some wounds good friends have given you in the spirit of this proverb? What do you think the phrase “kisses of an enemy” means?  

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45 thoughts on "Correction"

  1. Janniah Evans says:

    Spiritual mentors have corrected me when I have not addressed a mistake in my life according to Gods word. For me I prefer this correction than the support and encourage of enemies or people who I know do not live a life I deem as honourable or led by by the HS.

  2. Janniah Evans says:

    I accept correction from any spiritual leader who has my best interest in mind and who is submitted to the Holy Spirit and follows the Word. Also my parents because they are doers of God’s Word.

    I believe it is a proud spirit that leads mockers. They mock because they ultimately want to avoid what they probably do know is better or truth and do not want to submit to God. They do it to ignore the real issue and sometimes the addressing of whatever needs to change. Mockery is a way to deflect and to make something less serious than it is.

  3. Janniah Evans says:

    I accept correction from any spiritual leader who has my best interest in mind and who is submitted to the Holy Spirit and follows the Word. Also my parents because they are doers of God’s Word.

  4. Janniah Evans says:

    Humility and correction indeed go hand in hand. I have had to learn the hard way to embrace correction- by that I mean falling from pride. But now I would have it no other way, to know that you do not know it all is the best knowledge one can have.

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