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Proverbs 17 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: A Friend Loves at All Times

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.

PreschoolA Good Friend

crownhouseheartfamilyscroll

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

KindergartenFriend

FRIEND → picture 3LOVE → picture 1HAPPY → picture 4QUIET → picture 2

Grade 1Friends Love

A friend loves at all times. → picture 4A small meal in peace is better. → picture 3Forgiving helps love grow. → picture 1A cheerful heart makes good medicine. → picture 5Even a fool who is quiet seems wise. → picture 2

Order:

1. Better is a dry morsel with quietness2. He who covers an offense promotes love3. A friend loves at all times4. A cheerful heart makes good medicine

Grade 2A Friend Loves

  1. When does a friend love? At all times (circle)
  2. What is better than a big feast with fighting? A small meal in a quiet, peaceful home
  3. What makes good medicine? A cheerful heart (circle)
  4. What is good for us? Being glad and thankful (circle)
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Grade 3Love Covers

  1. What is better than a house full of feasting with strife? A dry morsel with quietness
  2. Who promotes love? He who covers an offense
  3. What separates best friends? Repeating a matter
  4. When is a fool counted wise? When he keeps silent
1: Better is a dry morsel with quietness2: He who covers an offense promotes love3: A friend loves at all times4: A cheerful heart makes good medicine
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Grade 4Faithful Friends

  1. Who tests the hearts? Yahweh
  2. What is the beginning of strife like? Breaching a dam
  3. When should we stop contention? Before quarreling breaks out
  4. What does adversity mean? Hard times
  5. Who has knowledge? He who spares his words

Word bank: 1. quietness; 2. God; 3. friend; 4. times; 5. cheerful

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

Grade 5Love in Hard Times

  1. What does mocking the poor do? Reproaches his Maker
  2. What does covering an offense mean here? Choosing not to keep bringing it up
  3. What happens to whoever rewards evil for good? Evil shall not depart from his house.
  4. Who is a man of understanding? He who is even tempered
  5. In the New Testament, what does Jesus say is the greatest love? That someone lay down his life for his friends

Word bank: 1. quietness; 2. heart; 3. good; 4. friend; 5. cheerful

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

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