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Proverbs 30 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Small but 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.

PreschoolLittle Ants Are Wise

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

KindergartenSmall and Wise

ANT → picture 4SMALL → picture 3ROCK → picture 2WORD → picture 1

Grade 1Small but Wise

Every word of God is flawless. → picture 3God is a shield. → picture 5Ants get their food in summer. → picture 2Hyraxes make houses in the rocks. → picture 4Locusts move in ranks. → picture 1

Order:

1. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him2. The ants are not a strong people3. The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks4. The locusts have no king

Grade 2Four Little Wise Things

  1. Whose words are in Proverbs 30? Agur (circle)
  2. What is every word of God? Flawless (circle)
  3. When do ants get their food? In summer (circle)
  4. Where do hyraxes make their homes? In the rocks (circle)
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Grade 3Every Word Is Flawless

  1. Who was Agur's father? Jakeh
  2. Who can gather the wind in his fists? Only God
  3. What did Agur ask to be removed far from him? Falsehood and lies
  4. Where are lizards found? In kings' palaces
1: He is a shield to those who take refuge in him2: The ants are not a strong people3: The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks4: The locusts have no king
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Grade 4Agur's Prayer

  1. How does Agur begin? Humbly, saying he is the most ignorant man
  2. Who is God a shield to? Those who take refuge in him
  3. What should we not do to God's words? Add to them
  4. What did Agur ask for? Neither poverty nor riches
  5. What do the locusts do without a king? Advance in ranks

Word bank: 1. God; 2. word; 3. shield; 4. hyraxes; 5. locusts

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

Grade 5Neither Poverty nor Riches

  1. What do we know about Agur besides this chapter? Nothing else
  2. Whose speech do Agur's questions echo? God's speech to Job
  3. What might happen if Agur were full? He might deny God.
  4. What do the four small creatures show? Wisdom is not about size or strength.
  5. In the New Testament, what did Jesus teach His disciples to pray for? Daily bread
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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