The Ways of Wisdom and Folly
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Proverbs 2:1-22, Proverbs 8:32-36, Proverbs 9:1-18
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.
The foundational truth in Proverbs is this: to deny God is to walk in the way of a fool, and to follow His ways is wisdom. Wisdom is not just the accumulation of knowledge. It is a way we walk through life, seeking to know and live out God’s truth. Folly, in the biblical sense of the word, is to hold the pursuit of truth in contempt by choosing to make our own path. A life of wisdom or folly comes from more than the individual decisions we make; it comes from how we approach the journey of life as a whole.
Reflection Questions:
What do today’s verses suggest are the goals of growing in wisdom?
Read Proverbs 9 again, paying close attention to the personification of wisdom in verses 1–12 and the personification of folly in verses 13–18. What stands out to you? How are the two different?
What fruit do you hope a month of studying God’s wisdom will produce in you?
281 thoughts on "The Ways of Wisdom and Folly"
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I pray that studying Proverbs will help me become wiser & stay on His path without letting me get easily distracted.
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Amen!
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I pray that in diving into the book of proverbs I can live out situations as he would.
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I pray this month gives me the patience and the perseverance to make all my life in God’s name. To make all my movements a way to worship god and I pray this month gives me the wisdom to serve his kingdom everyday.
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I hope that a month of studying Proverbs will give me the wisdom to stay on God’s path, the strength I need when facing adversity and the ability to help my family and those I love do the same.
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I hope to gain wisdom to be able to speak life into my relationships with my family.
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I pray a month reading the proverbs will provide me with the wisdom I need from God + the peace that comes from trusting in his word.
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I pray this month of diving deep into Gods wisdom opens my eyes to truth & guidance. And motivates me to continue to practice wisdom, as wisdom is eternal not temporary.
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