Week 667 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 245 words
☀️ Proverbs 3
Proverbs 3 opens with these words: “My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:” The line to keep is Proverbs 3:3: “Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.” Carry the word “kindness” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Proverbs 3 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:” 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, “She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her. Happy is everyone who retains her.” Proverbs 3 opens with these words: “My son, don’t forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:” The line to keep is Proverbs 3:3: “Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.” Carry the word “kindness” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Proverbs 3:3: “Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Proverbs 3? Then try this: Read “Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.” 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.
“Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.”
Proverbs 3:3 · Proverbs 3
Say it
Practice Proverbs 3:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
letkindnessandtruthforsakeyou.Bindthemyourneck.Writethemonthetabletofheart.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Proverbs 3?
- Read “Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Proverbs 3 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Proverbs 3. Help us remember Proverbs 3:3 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Proverbs 3 is long, read Proverbs 3:3 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 667 · the whole night
☀️ Proverbs 3
Story, coloring page, word search, and the verse to trace.
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