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Proverbs 16 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: God Directs Our Steps

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.

PreschoolGod Leads Me

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

KindergartenGod Leads

PLAN → picture 2STEPS → picture 4HONEY → picture 1TRUST → picture 3

Grade 1God Directs

Commit your work to God. → picture 2God directs our steps. → picture 4Wisdom is better than gold. → picture 5Pleasant words are sweet like honey. → picture 1Gray hair is a crown of glory. → picture 3

Order:

1. Commit your deeds to Yahweh2. A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps3. Pleasant words are a honeycomb4. One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty

Grade 2God Leads Our Steps

  1. What should we commit to Yahweh? Our deeds (circle)
  2. Who directs our steps? Yahweh (circle)
  3. What are pleasant words like? A honeycomb (circle)
  4. How do kind words make people feel? Good (circle)
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Grade 3Plans and Pride

  1. Who is in charge of our lives? God
  2. What is better than gold? Wisdom
  3. What goes before destruction? Pride
  4. Who is better than the mighty? One who is slow to anger
1: Commit your deeds to Yahweh2: A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps3: Pleasant words are a honeycomb4: One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty
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Grade 4The Lord Directs

  1. What decides the lot? Yahweh
  2. What is better than great revenues with injustice? A little with righteousness
  3. What goes before a fall? An arrogant spirit
  4. What separates close friends? A whisperer
  5. Who is better than he who takes a city? One who rules his spirit

Word bank: 1. God; 2. plans; 3. spirit; 4. Words; 5. honeycomb

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

Grade 5Man Plans, God Directs

  1. What does Yahweh weigh? The motives
  2. Who is sovereign over the outcome? God
  3. What is better than dividing the plunder with the proud? To be of a lowly spirit with the poor
  4. What are pleasant words health to? The bones
  5. For whom does Paul say all things work together for good? Those who love God

Word bank: 1. plans; 2. God; 3. heart; 4. spirit; 5. honeycomb

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

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