Proverbs 8 | Bible Study Questions

Read Proverbs 8:1-36
Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
How is God mentioned and described in this passage?
1. What other characters do you see?
2. How are they described?
What commands do you see?
1. What is the result of these commands?
What imagery do you see? (things like analogies, metaphors, similes, etc.)

Wisdom is personified as a woman throughout this chapter. Verses 4-46 record what she cries aloud.
1. Whom does wisdom call to?
2. Why do you think that she places herself "beside the gates in front of the town"?
3. What are some of the reasons that she gives us to listen to her?
What is wisdom's relationship to God?
1. What do you think it means that "the Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work" (Proverbs 8:22)?
2. What does this teach us about the practical benefits of obtaining wisdom for day-to-day life?
Think back through chapter 8. What are the rewards for those who find wisdom?
1. Why do you think anyone would "hate" her (verse 36)?

What is an area of life that you desire more wisdom?
1. What kind of heart attitude does chapter 8 describe is needed in order to experience wisdom's blessings? (verse 34)
2. What would it look like for you to seek wisdom like this this week?
In Proverbs 8 we see wisdom poetically personified. But in history we see wisdom actually personified in the person of Jesus Christ.
1. How do we see God's wisdom in Jesus?
2. Read 1 Corinthians 1:20-25.
3. How can knowing Christ help you to grow in wisdom?
Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
Sing Come Thou Fount to God and to one another.

Read Proverbs 8:1-36
Do you notice any repeated words or ideas?
How is God mentioned and described in this passage?
1. What other characters do you see?
2. How are they described?
What commands do you see?
1. What is the result of these commands?
What imagery do you see? (things like analogies, metaphors, similes, etc.)

Wisdom is personified as a woman throughout this chapter. Verses 4-46 record what she cries aloud.
1. Whom does wisdom call to?
2. Why do you think that she places herself "beside the gates in front of the town"?
3. What are some of the reasons that she gives us to listen to her?
What is wisdom's relationship to God?
1. What do you think it means that "the Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work" (Proverbs 8:22)?
2. What does this teach us about the practical benefits of obtaining wisdom for day-to-day life?
Think back through chapter 8. What are the rewards for those who find wisdom?
1. Why do you think anyone would "hate" her (verse 36)?

What is an area of life that you desire more wisdom?
1. What kind of heart attitude does chapter 8 describe is needed in order to experience wisdom's blessings? (verse 34)
2. What would it look like for you to seek wisdom like this this week?
In Proverbs 8 we see wisdom poetically personified. But in history we see wisdom actually personified in the person of Jesus Christ.
1. How do we see God's wisdom in Jesus?
2. Read 1 Corinthians 1:20-25.
3. How can knowing Christ help you to grow in wisdom?
Pray in light of this passage and any applications you've made.
Sing Come Thou Fount to God and to one another.