Week 693 · about 45 minutes
Proverbs 29
Proverbs 29 · Memory verse Proverbs 29:3
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Proverbs 29), the matching word search and answer key (Proverbs 29 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a small lamp
Hold a small lamp. Read Proverbs 29 in about four minutes, stopping at Proverbs 29:3: “Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Proverbs 29?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Proverbs 29 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.” Proverbs 29 opens with these words: “He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.” The line to keep is Proverbs 29:3: “Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.” Carry the word “whoever” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Proverbs 29:3: “Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Proverbs 29? Then try this: Read “Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
Group game
Walk the room as if you are moving through Proverbs 29. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Proverbs 29:3. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Proverbs 29 and write Proverbs 29:3 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Proverbs 29:3
“Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.”
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Proverbs 29. Help us remember Proverbs 29:3 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.