The Daily RootedHome StoriesGradesChurchesWhat's NewAbout
Bible:
Answer key (separate)‹ Back to chapter 13

Prints on letter paper in black and white. No answers are printed on the student sheet.

Proverbs 13 · Grade 5

Choose Your Companions

Name Date

Read and Think

Chapter 13 continues the theme of a teachable heart. A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke. Poverty and shame come to him who refuses discipline, but he who heeds correction shall be honored. Correction is a gift to those willing to receive it.

Speech and pride are linked. He who guards his mouth guards his soul. Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is with people who take advice. The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

Verse 20 is one of the best-known sayings about friendship: One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. Companions shape character over time. In the New Testament, Paul quotes a similar truth: Evil companionships corrupt good morals (1 Corinthians 15:33). Wise friendships are a blessing from God.

Show What You Know

  1. Who shall be honored?

  2. What is correction to those willing to receive it?

  3. What happens to the lamp of the wicked?

  4. What shapes character over time?

  5. What does Paul say corrupts good morals?

Crossword

51423

Across

  1. but he who gathers by hand makes it ____
  2. A wise son ____ to his father’s instruction

Down

  1. He who guards his ____ guards his soul
  2. There are some who pretend to be ____
  3. One who ____ with wise men grows wise

Think About It

  1. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. What do you do when you have to wait a long time for something?

  2. Evil companionships corrupt good morals. How can you be a wise friend to others?

Memory Verse

“One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”

Proverbs 13:20 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for wise friends. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can waiting for a good thing teach you to trust God?
  • Who is someone you want to be like when you grow up?
  • 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.