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Proverbs 13 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Walk with the Wise

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolWise Friends

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Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenFriends

WALK → picture 3WISE → picture 1FRIEND → picture 4GROW → picture 2

Grade 1Wise Friends

Walk with wise friends. → picture 4A wise son listens to his father. → picture 3Guard your mouth. → picture 1The light of the righteous shines brightly. → picture 5A wish that comes true is a tree of life. → picture 2

Order:

1. A wise son listens to his father’s instruction2. He who guards his mouth guards his soul3. Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow4. One who walks with wise men grows wise

Grade 2Walk with Wise Friends

  1. Whom does a wise son listen to? His father (circle)
  2. What shines brightly? The light of the righteous
  3. Who grows wise? One who walks with wise men
  4. Who should we spend time with? Wise friends (circle)
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Grade 3Friends Matter

  1. Who doesn't listen to rebuke? A scoffer
  2. What does he who guards his mouth guard? His soul
  3. What does pride breed? Quarrels
  4. What happens to a companion of fools? He suffers harm.
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Grade 4The Company You Keep

  1. Who comes to ruin? One who opens wide his lips
  2. Who has wisdom? People who take advice
  3. What makes the heart sick? Hope deferred
  4. What do we tend to become like? The people we spend time with
  5. What does a good man leave his children's children? An inheritance

Word bank: 1. mouth; 2. wise; 3. walks

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Choose Your Companions

  1. Who shall be honored? He who heeds correction
  2. What is correction to those willing to receive it? A gift
  3. What happens to the lamp of the wicked? It is snuffed out.
  4. What shapes character over time? Companions
  5. What does Paul say corrupts good morals? Evil companionships
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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