Inductive: Proverbs

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Proverbs: All of the Proverbs in the book of Proverbs are written in poetry. Here are some sample questions.

  1. Are the Proverbs in my paragraph related to each other?  Do they have the same Subject?  Or are they a completely different subject?
  2. Can you state in simple language what the point or points of the Proverbs is or are?
  3. Does the poetry add any information or emotion to the main point you saw?
  4. Are there any interesting words that make this proverb more helpful?
  5. Many of the proverbs follow this patter,
    1. Negative statement (A fool speaks when he does not know what to say)
    2. Positive statement (A wise man measures his words to make them fit for hearing)
  6. Or this pattern:
    1. Positive statement (A wise man measures his words to make them fit for hearing)
    2. Negative statement (A fool speaks when he does not know what to say)
  7. Keep watching for this approach.  If your passage is from Proverbs, ask questions about the contrast or sometimes similarity between the 2 lines.
  8. Is the Proverb about wisdom?  Is it about fearing God? Or is it about something else?