Wisdom and Instruction

1. True or false? When Solomon advised, "Keep your heart with all diligence," he was concerned about emotional involvements of the heart.

2.  Multiple choice: What did Solomon in Proverbs say starts out honey but ends up wormwood?
(a) Pride; (b) the lips of an immoral woman; or (c) power and wealth.

3. About what was Solomon instructing with the proverb, "Drink water from your own cistern?
(a) Public health; (b) marital fidelity; or (c) borrowing and lending.


1. False.  Solomon was concerned with integrity (Prov. 4 : 23-27 ).

2. (b) The lips of an immoral woman (Prov. 5:3,4 ).

3.  (b) Marital fidelity (Prov. 5:15-20 ). The context emphasizes the superiority of fidelity over promiscuity.