The Life of Truth

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Proverbs 14:22-29 NIV

22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. 23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. 24 The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly. 25 A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful. 26 Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge. 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death. 28 A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects a prince is ruined. 29 Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What are the consequences to those who devise evil and to those who devise good? (v.22)
2) Who or what are the wealthy and the impoverished compared to? (v.23-24)
3) What becomes of the truthful witness and what is the false witness likened unto? (v.25)
4) What becomes of those who fear the Lord? (v.26-27)
5) How are those who rule over people glorified or brought to ruin? (v.28)
6) What type of person has "great understanding" and who is foolish? (v.29)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
7) Do you fear the Lord? If not, why not?

LIFE LESSONS
8) Reverential fear of the Lord always leads to truthfulness in our relations with others.