Lean In // 5 minutes
What are some things you’re looking forward to this fall? What are some things that you have reservations about?
Leader Note: Pay good attention to the answers here as they may help you guide the rest of your discussion and shape your group’s prayer time.
Look Down // 10 minutes
What does Solomon say in the passage about wise living and it’s benefits?
Sample answers may include…
- A wise woman builds her home
- Fears the Lord
- Does not lie
- Understands where they are going
- The godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation
- The prudent carefully consider their steps
- The wise are cautious and avoid danger
- Knowledge comes easily to those with understanding
- Words of the wise keep them safe
- Tent of the godly flourish
What does he say about foolish living and it’s consequences?
Sample answers may include…
- A foolish woman tears her house down with her own hands
- Those who take the wrong path despise him
Proud talk becomes a rod that beats him - False witness breathes lies
- Mocker seeks wisdom and never finds it
- Fools make fun of guilt
- The house of the wicked will be destroyed
- The path before each person that seems right, often ends in death
- Simpletons believe everything they’re told
- Fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence
Look Out // 10 minutes
When people live wisely, how does it affect those close to them?
When people live foolishly, how does it affect those close to them?
Leader Note: This question may be a bit harder for people to answer as they may have been affected by someone’s poor choice and foolish living. Direct your group to not use names – they can talk about personal experiences, but steer them away from naming names.
Look In // 15 minutes
Where are you currently in need of wisdom?
What verse from the passage can you hold onto as you pursue wise living this week?
Leader Note: As your group answers the second question ask them what it is about that verse that stands out to them, and what it would look like to not only hold onto that verse but live it out in the coming weeks.
Live It Out // 5 minutes
How would those around you be affected if you lived wisely in the area you identify in the look in question?
Key Verse(s): “The wise fear the Lord and shun evil. but a fool is hothead and yet feels secure.” Proverbs 14:16
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