Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Proverbs 13?
Proverbs 13 opens with these words: “A wise son listens to his father’s instruction, but a scoffer doesn’t listen to rebuke.” The line to keep is Proverbs 13:12: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.” Carry the word “hope” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Proverbs 13:12: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.” What happens first in Proverbs 13?
Proverbs 13:12
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:3
“He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.”
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Say it
Practice Proverbs 13:12
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
deferredmakestheheartsick,butwhenisitisatreeoflife.