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PROVERBS 4

WISDOM IS VALUABLE AND WORTH PURSUING

This chapter instructs that wisdom, insight, and understanding are valuable and worth protecting. The author believes that when we fill our hearts and minds with wisdom, it overflows into the person we become. Your heart is worth protecting, so guard it with vigilance.

Many times in this passage, the father encourages his son to avoid the path of the wicked and instead take the path of the upright. The chapter ends by challenging the reader to ponder the path of their feet so that they can be sure of their ways. It takes consideration and attention to gain wisdom, but it is worth the effort.

STUDY QUESTIONS

• Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) says to “keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” What does this mean?
• How can you practice this regularly?
• What does it mean to ponder the path of your feet?
• Read Psalm 119:105. How can God's wisdom guide our path?