Topic-Diligence/Slothfulness

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible, and it is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 13:4

1. What does Solomon write concerning laziness in these Proverbs? For example, what are they living for? What effect do they have on others? What are the consequences of living this kind of life?

  • Proverbs 12:11
  • Proverbs 18:9
  • Proverbs 19:24
  • Proverbs 21:25-26
  • Proverbs 22:13
  • Proverbs 26:14-16

    • 2.Read Proverbs 6:6-11 and 30:24-28. What lessons can human beings learn from the small creatures of God's creation?

    3.What blessings do the diligent reap from their work?

  • Proverbs 10:4
  • Proverbs 12:11
  • Proverbs 12:24
  • Proverbs 22:29
  • Proverbs 27:22-27

    • 4.How does Solomon describe work in Ecclesiastes 2:17-26?

  • How can work be a blessing or vanity in a person's life?

    • 5.What should be our perspective about work as a believer?

  • Proverbs 23:4-5
  • Matthew 6:19-21
  • John 6:27
  • What is the relationship between work and trusting in God?

    • 6.Rewrite Proverbs 24:30-34 in modern-day terms.

  • What God-given opportunities are you neglecting?

    • 7.From what you have studied this week, write a practical principle regarding diligence in the work God has given you.

  • How will you begin applying this principle this week? (Write in the form of a prayer request.

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