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Proverbs 26 · Grade 1

Fire Goes Out

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

FIRE
WOOD
GOSSIP
LAZY
For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 26:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Without wood, a fire goes out.
Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.
A lazy man turns in bed like a door.
The sluggard says, There is a lion in the road!
Don't be wise in your own eyes.

Fools, Sluggards, and Gossips

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Without gossip, a quarrel dies down

For lack of wood a fire goes out

Like snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels

Draw someone telling the truth.

Memory Verse

“For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.”

Proverbs 26:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for honest words. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What helps a quarrel die down?
  • What is gossip?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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