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Bible study · Proverbs 16:1-33

Proverbs 16: The LORD directs his steps

Read Proverbs 16:1-33 before you meet.

In a few lines

In Hebrew the verb of "the LORD directs his steps" (16:9) is the verb of "your plans shall succeed" (16:3) and "the throne is established" (16:12). And "iniquity is atoned for" (16:6) and "a wise man will pacify it" (16:14) are one verb, kafar.

The verse to carry

“A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.”

Proverbs 16:9

To talk about

  1. 1. "A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps" (16:9). Think of a time your plans went a way you didn't expect. What did you see about it afterward?

  2. 2. The chapter puts "one who rules his spirit" above "he who takes a city" (16:32). Why do you think ruling your own spirit is so hard, and what has helped you?

  3. 3. "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones" (16:24). When have someone's words been like that for you?

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