Month of Proverbs

Welcome to the month of May, where we’ll be focusing on a MONTH OF PROVERBS!

May has 31 days and the book of Proverbs has 31 chapters, so they go hand-in-hand quite nicely! As we wrap up the school year, it’s our hope to grow together in our wisdom and wise up through Proverbs!

We’re continuing with our Joy Journals and each week we’ll have a different focus and journal prompt for you!

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• WEEK 1 (May 1st - 10th)

  THEME: KNOWLEDGE & WISDOM

  • Fear of the Lord. Trusting God. Seeking wisdom intentionally.

  READINGS:

  • Proverbs 1: The Purpose of Proverbs

  • Proverbs 2: The Benefit of Wisdom

  • Proverbs 3: Trusting in the Lord

  • Proverbs 4: A Father’s Wise Advice

  • Proverbs 5: Avoid Immoral Women

  • Proverbs 6: Lessons for Daily Life

  • Proverbs 7: Another Warning About Immoral Women

  • Proverbs 8: Wisdom Calls for a Hearing

  • Proverbs 9

  • Proverbs 10: The Proverbs of Solomon

  JOURNAL PROMPT:

  • Where do you go for advice?

  • What does “fear of the Lord” mean to you?

  • What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

• WEEK 2 (May 11th - 17th)

  THEME: SPEECH & INFLUENCE

  • Proverbs talks about the power of the tongue, whether gossip, encouragement, and/or restraint. Your words build worlds.

  READINGS:

  • Proverbs 11

  • Proverbs 12

  • Proverbs 13

  • Proverbs 14

  • Proverbs 15

  • Proverbs 16

  • Proverbs 17

  JOURNAL PROMPT:

  • How do you practice pausing before reacting?

  • What steps do you take to encourage and show restraint on social media?

  • How are you speaking life into your family?

• WEEK 3 (May 18th - 24th)

  THEME: INTEGRITY

  • Proverbs talks about the power of integrity and what that looks like through hard work, generosity, humility, faith at work, handling success, and more.

  READINGS:

  • Proverbs 18

  • Proverbs 19

  • Proverbs 20

  • Proverbs 21

  • Proverbs 22

  • Proverbs 23

  • Proverbs 24

  JOURNAL PROMPT:

  • What’s one financial lesson you learned the hard way?

  • How do you keep character/integrity when no one sees it?

• WEEK 4 (May 25th - 31st)

  THEME: EMOTIONAL & RELATIONAL WISDOM

  • Proverbs talks about the power of emotional and relational wisdom by exploring choosing friends wisely, handling conflict, self-control, encouragement, and more.

  READINGS:

  • Proverbs 25: More Proverbs of Solomon

  • Proverbs 26

  • Proverbs 27

  • Proverbs 28

  • Proverbs 29

  • Proverbs 30: The Sayings of Agur

  • Proverbs 31: The Sayings of King Lemuel

  JOURNAL PROMPT:

  • How do you live out “iron sharpens iron” with others?