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Proverbs 10 · Preschool

Love Covers

Name Date

Color the two friends hugging after they made up!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: When someone hurts us, love helps us forgive. Love covers wrongs like a blanket. Who can you be kind to today?

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Proverbs 10 · Kindergarten

Love

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

LOVE
GLAD
WORK
WORDS
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

LOVE
GLAD
WORK
WORDS

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw someone saying kind words.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can love help when someone hurts you?
  • How do Mom and Dad feel when you make wise choices?

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Proverbs 10 · Grade 1

Wise Words

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

LOVE
GLAD
DILIGENT
LIPS
Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

A wise son makes a glad father.
Hard work is good.
Good words are like a spring of water.
Love covers all wrongs.
Good words are like silver.

Words That Give Life

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth

A wise son makes a glad father

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely

Draw someone saying kind words.

Memory Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does a wise son make?
  • What does hatred stir up?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Proverbs 10 · Grade 2

Love Covers All Wrongs

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Read the Story

Proverbs 10 starts a new part of the book. It is full of short wise sayings. Many of them are called the proverbs of Solomon.

Proverbs says, A wise son makes a glad father. When children make wise choices, their parents are happy.

Proverbs also says, Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. Love helps us forgive. Love helps friends make up after a fight.

Memory Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Whose proverbs does the book begin with?

    A glad fatherSolomonStrife

  2. What does a wise son make?

    A glad fatherSolomonStrife

  3. What does hatred stir up?

    All wrongsStrifeSolomon

  4. What does love cover?

    SolomonStrifeAll wrongs

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

IRWORDSRGBLESSINGNMWEALTHHLNLWJLLPWBUIYIIOGGVMPLRSNVCGOSTVUEOEMRDILIGENTTRKFATHER
  • DILIGENT
  • BLESSING
  • WEALTH
  • FATHER
  • WORDS
  • WISE
  • LOVE
  • LIPS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is the mouth of the righteous like?
  • What does diligent mean?

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Proverbs 10 · Grade 3

A Spring of Life

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Read the Story

Proverbs 10 begins the short sayings of Solomon. Many verses show two ways to live. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Some sayings are about work. He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. Diligent means working hard and carefully.

Many sayings are about words. The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Memory Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What does a foolish son bring his mother?

  2. What does diligent mean?

  3. What is the mouth of the righteous?

  4. Who does wisely?

Words That Give Life

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

DWEALTHJRCIDREFCHWBLLPNACRIMOSIATNCSCVLJGHRBEYEMILEMVJRAAWPRNOTRWORDSPTFOBLESSING
  • DILIGENT
  • BLESSING
  • WEALTH
  • FATHER
  • WORDS
  • WISE
  • LOVE
  • LIPS

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can your words be a spring of life?
  • What does love cover?

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Proverbs 10 · Grade 4

Two Ways to Live

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Read and Think

Chapter 10 begins a long collection: The proverbs of Solomon. From here on, most proverbs are short sayings of two lines. Often the second line shows the opposite of the first. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. Our choices affect our families.

Work matters. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame. Character matters too. He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

Most of all, words matter. The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.

Show What You Know

  1. How are many of these proverbs built?

  2. Who is a wise son?

  3. What will happen to the one who perverts his ways?

  4. What does love cover?

  5. What is the tongue of the righteous like?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

lipslovewisewords
  1. A son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
  2. Most of all, matter.
  3. Hatred stirs up strife, but covers all wrongs.
  4. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his does wisely.

Think About It

  1. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. How can love help you when a friend hurts you?

  2. Talking too much can lead to sin. When is a good time for you to restrain your lips?

Memory Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can your words be like a spring of fresh water?
  • When is it time for you to work instead of sleep?

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Proverbs 10 · Grade 5

The Righteous and the Wicked

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Read and Think

Proverbs 10 opens the main collection of Solomon's sayings. Most are two-line contrasts. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. These proverbs describe how life usually works under God's rule. They are wise patterns, not promises that every situation will turn out the same way.

The chapter returns again and again to the righteous and the wicked. Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry. He who walks blamelessly walks surely. The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot. When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

Words are a major theme. The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs. He who hides hatred has lying lips. In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. In the New Testament, Peter writes, Above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins (1 Peter 4:8).

Show What You Know

  1. What do these proverbs describe?

  2. What happens to the memory of the righteous?

  3. What happens when the whirlwind passes?

  4. What does someone who hides hatred have?

  5. What does Peter say love covers?

Crossword

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Across

  1. but the hand of the ____ brings wealth
  2. Yahweh’s ____ brings wealth

Down

  1. A wise son makes a ____ father
  2. but ____ covers all wrongs
  3. but he who restrains his ____ does wisely

Think About It

  1. Proverbs are wise patterns, not promises for every situation. How does that help you read Proverbs well?

  2. Love covers all wrongs. Is there someone you need to forgive or make peace with?

Memory Verse

“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for words that give life. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you work hard for God?
  • How can you hold back words that might hurt?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.