The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom

and discipline.-Proverbs 1:7

Proverbs give insight into the values of a culture... Be slow in choosing a friend, but slower in changing him.

Scottish Proverb

The best armor is to keep out of range. Italian Proverb

Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.

Spanish Proverb

If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep. Yiddish Proverb

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Malayan Proverb

Examine what is said, not him who speaks. Arab Proverb

Experience is the comb that nature gives us when we are bald.

Belgian proverb

The eyes believe themselves; the ears believe other people.

German Proverb

The hammer shatters glass but forges steel. Russian Proverb

A heart in love with beauty never grows old. Turkish Proverb

He who wants a rose must respect the thorn. Persian Proverb

If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.

Spanish Proverb A journey of a thousand miles

begins with a single step. Chinese Proverb

Having “knowledge” is not the same thing as having “wisdom.”

Agree or disagree?What’s the difference?

• Most proverbs are only two lines long and typically contrast opposite things or ideas.

• Proverbs often overstate or oversimplify in order to make the intended point. A proverb is addressing general experience and NOT every possibility or exception.

• Proverbs typically use word pictures or images to make their point. The reason for this is the belief that visualizing or seeing the truth leads to living or practicing the truth.

• There are proverbs that contrast (the right way from the wrong way). They emphasize the importance of choosing correctly to avoid the fate of the fool. (Look up Proverbs 3.33; 10.4 & 12.5!)

• There are proverbs that compare. These proverbs make comparisons using similes. A simile is a word picture or image that is compared with something else using the words “like” or “as” (Look up Proverbs 10.26 & 25.25!)

• There are proverbs that complete or clarify the point of the first line. (Look up Proverbs 1.8 & 18.6!)

• There are THREE sections: CONTRASTS – IMAGES – SIMILES

• Complete ALL THREE sections.

• You MAY work in PAIRS.

1. Finish the handout of the Book of Proverbs (if you didn't finish it in class!)2. Completely memorize Proverbs 1:7.3. Finish the Book of Proverbs assignment.• Identify and interact with your favorite five proverbs.• Identify and interact with five proverbs that confuse you.• Create five original proverbs.