Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Proverbs 9?
Proverbs 9 opens with these words: “Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.” The line to keep is Proverbs 9:8: “Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.” Carry the word “reprove” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Proverbs 9:8: “Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.” What happens first in Proverbs 9?
Proverbs 9:8
“Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.”
Proverbs 9:3
“She has sent out her maidens. She cries from the highest places of the city:”
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Practice Proverbs 9:8
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ascoffer,lesthehateyou.Reproveawiseman,andhewillyou.