Poetry---Memory:

1. Fill in the blanks: One proverb reads, "In all-------- there is profit, But idle------- leads only to poverty."

2. Sentence completion: Proverbs teaches, "Righteousness exalts a nation, But---"

3. Finish this proverb, "A soft answer turns away wrath, But---"

1. Labor----chatter (Prov. 14: 23 )

2. "Sin is a reproach to any people" (Prov. 14: 34 )

Most of the proverbs are about personal wisdom. This one and a handful of related ones are about national righteousness.

3. "A harsh word stirs up anger" (Prov. 15: 1 )