Lesson 3 worksheet –Proverbs: Wisdom is Calling You

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1.Solomon, the wise man,told his sonthat the of the Lord is the beginning of

knowledge.(Prov. 1:7)In our last lesson, we learned to avoid bad . (Prov. 1:10-19)

2. Solomon says wisdom is like a good who is calling you to come to her.

(Prov. 1:20-21) She to everyone. She does not speak secrets in hidden

places. Nobody will be able to make the excuse that they did not know the .

God’s wisdom is open for everyone to read in the .

3. Wisdom calls to three kinds of people who need to their ways and turn to

her. (Prov. 1:22-23) First, she calls to the . These people are not stupid; they

are and inexperienced. They to everything, and it all

sounds good to them. Wisdom can help the young make the right , as if they

were older and more competent. The decisions you make in your will have

a great influence on the rest of your life. Young people are not enough to make

these very important decisions. You can learn from your , you can learn

from watching other people’s mistakes, or you can learn from God’s .

There is no reason to simplicity. It will never help you to make a good decision.

4. Wisdom also calls to the . This is a person who is in his

own ignorance. He is not wise, but he and makes fun of wisdom and truth. He thinks he is very smart, but in fact he is foolish. His arrogant attitude says “I already

everything”, so he will not and try to learn. He takes pleasure

in his scorning. He needs to himself and listen to the call of wisdom.

5. Wisdom calls to the . This is a person who has listened to God’s wisdom, but

he and rejects it. Verse 22 says he hates knowledge. Verse 7 says he despises

and instruction. He has a rebellious attitude against God. The fool needs to

and turn his hard heart to believe the Bible.

6. Wisdom these people. She tells them that they are wrong, and they

need to themselves to make it right. They need to around

and take a different road. They need to . They need to come to wisdom, the good woman.

7. She promises to do things for them if they will come to her. She promises to

pour out her unto them. If you will seek for the wisdom of God, the Holy

Spirit of God will you. He will teach you and help you to what God has said. (John 14:26) Wisdom promises to make her words known unto you,

but you have to to her. You have to read the Bible, but God will help you

to what it means.

8. Wisdom calls out a fearful of what will happen to those who do not

listen to her. (Prov. 1:24-32) They refuse to to her call, to accept her help,

to follow her advice or when she reproves. They will come to a crisis in

life because of the unwise decisions they made, but God will not them.

When they are afraid and distressed, God will and mock at them. When

they call to God, He will not answer them. When they seek Him, they will not

Him. God wants to help us and save us, but there is a time on His patience.

If we continue to reject His word, He will eventually leave us to be by our own foolishness. (Isaiah 55:6)

9. Those who listen to wisdom’s call and come to her are in many ways.

They can live in and do not have to fear evil. (Prov. 1:33)

10. Wisdom will keep us from men (bad companions).It will keep us from evil

(immoral relationships). (Prov. 2:10-19)

11. A man who finds wisdom is . (Prov. 3:13-20) Wisdom is more valuable

than silver, gold, rubies, or anything else you could . It helps you to

longer. It brings you financial and respect. It makes your

life pleasant and peaceful. God used wisdom to the world, and His wisdom keeps it working.

12. Solomon said that wisdom is the most important thing to in this life.

(Prov. 4:5-9) We should wisdom as a man loves his sweetheart, and wisdom will

take care of us. It will bring us to . (We will be respected.)

13. Proverbs chapters 8 and 9 tell us what wisdom, the good , says as

she calls us to come to her. She speaks the . (8:7) Wisdom helps a person

to figure out to difficult problems. (8:12) The wise person

hates because he fears God. (8:13) Government need

wisdom to rule well. (8:14-15) The wisdom of God has existed for all eternity.

(8:22-31) Wisdom helps a man God. (8:35) Those who hate wisdom

themselves. They love death. (8:31) Wisdom has prepared a place and a

for those who will look for her. (9:1-5) Wise men receive rebuke and

instruction; that’s how they become even . (9:7-10) Foolishness is like a

bad woman who calls us to come to her. Her guests are in the depths of . (9:13-18)

Fill in the blanks and correct any mistakes. Keep this lesson for future reference. Come back for lesson No. 4- “The Strange Woman”.