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Proverbs 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Gentle Answer

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.

PreschoolGentle Words

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

KindergartenGentle

GENTLE → picture 4WORD → picture 3CALM → picture 1PRAY → picture 2

Grade 1Gentle Words

A gentle answer turns away wrath. → picture 5God sees everything. → picture 1God delights in our prayers. → picture 4A small meal with love is better. → picture 2A good word at the right time. → picture 3

Order:

1. A gentle answer turns away wrath2. Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere3. Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred4. Before honor is humility

Grade 2A Gentle Answer

  1. What does a gentle answer turn away? Wrath (circle)
  2. What does a harsh word stir up? Anger (circle)
  3. What does God delight in? Prayers of people who do right
  4. What is better than fancy food? Love (circle)
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Grade 3Words at the Right Time

  1. What is a gentle tongue? A tree of life
  2. Where are Yahweh's eyes? Everywhere
  3. Whose prayer does Yahweh hear? The righteous
  4. What is good at the right time? A word
1: A gentle answer turns away wrath2: Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere3: Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred4: Before honor is humility
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Grade 4Soft Words, Glad Hearts

  1. What crushes the spirit? Deceit in the tongue
  2. What is Yahweh's delight? The prayer of the upright
  3. What is better than great treasure with trouble? Little, with the fear of Yahweh
  4. What makes a cheerful face? A glad heart
  5. What comes before honor? Humility

Word bank: 1. gentle; 2. God; 3. Love; 4. heart; 5. humility

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

Grade 5The Power of a Gentle Tongue

  1. Who appeases strife? One who is slow to anger
  2. What does gentleness take? Self-control
  3. What does God care more about than outward religion? The heart
  4. What is better than a fattened calf with hatred? A dinner of herbs, where love is
  5. What does James say to be slow to? Speak and anger

Word bank: 1. gentle; 2. heart; 3. love; 4. word; 5. humility

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

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