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Proverbs 4 · Preschool

Guard Your Heart

Name Date

Color the heart and the sunrise!

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Our heart is the inside of us, where we think and feel and choose. God wants us to keep our hearts close to Him. Put your hand on your heart and say, I love You, God.

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Proverbs 4 · Kindergarten

My Heart

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

HEART
LIGHT
PATH
EYES
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HEART
LIGHT
PATH
EYES

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a heart with a guard around it.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What part of you does God want to keep close to Him?
  • When does the sun come up?

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Proverbs 4 · Grade 1

Keep Your Heart

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HEART
WISDOM
LIGHT
STRAIGHT
Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Get wisdom.
Walk on straight paths.
The right path is like the dawning light.
Keep your heart.
Let your eyes look straight ahead.

Guard Your Heart

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

Wisdom is supreme

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day

Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction

Keep your heart with all diligence

Draw a heart with a guard around it.

Memory Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who taught the father when he was a boy?
  • Which way should our eyes look?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Proverbs 4 · Grade 2

Get Wisdom

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Read the Story

A father tells his sons what his own father taught him when he was a boy. He said, Get wisdom. Get understanding.

The father says the right path is like the morning light. It gets brighter and brighter. The way of wicked people is like darkness.

He says, Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. He tells his son to look straight ahead and stay away from evil.

Memory Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. What did the father's father teach him?

  2. What is the right path like?

    Our heartThe morning lightDarkness

  3. What is the way of wicked people like?

    DarknessThe morning lightOur heart

  4. What should we keep with all diligence?

    The morning lightOur heartDarkness

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

TLIGHTDKKSUPREMEUTFJWISDOMIUHTLISTENUEWORDSNRDALATIVAFJRWIYLDUVJTMRFPJADPATHEEGOT
  • SUPREME
  • WISDOM
  • LISTEN
  • HEART
  • LIGHT
  • WORDS
  • PATH
  • LIFE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why does a path get brighter when you walk with God?
  • Why is it hard to see clearly when doing wrong?

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Proverbs 4 · Grade 3

The Dawning Light

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Read the Story

Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. The father says that when he was young, his own father taught him: Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don't forsake her, and she will preserve you.

He says, I have led you in straight paths. Don't enter into the path of the wicked. But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness.

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. Let your eyes look straight ahead. Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

Memory Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Who taught the father when he was young?

  2. What will wisdom do if you don't forsake her?

  3. What is the path of the righteous like?

  4. What comes out of the heart?

Guard Your Heart

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

HWLDHIPHJLVSILEYNEKTLUSPATHMLEIPTURPWAIOFREITORUGDEENWRSTHHDOMLDWKPSTMWESPWISDOMN
  • SUPREME
  • WISDOM
  • LISTEN
  • HEART
  • LIGHT
  • WORDS
  • PATH
  • LIFE

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Who in your family teaches you about God?
  • How can you guard your heart?

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Proverbs 4 · Grade 4

Wisdom Is Supreme

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Read and Think

A father says, Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. He passes on what his own father taught him: Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live. Get wisdom. Get understanding. Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. Wisdom is passed from one generation to the next.

He describes two paths. Don't enter into the path of the wicked. Don't walk in the way of evil men. But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over.

Then he speaks of the heart: Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. What is in the heart comes out in words and actions. So he adds: Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Let your eyes look straight ahead. Make the path of your feet level. Remove your foot from evil.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the father's father tell him to get?

  2. What should you do even if it costs all your possessions?

  3. What is the path of the righteous like?

  4. What do the wicked not know?

  5. Why should we keep our heart with all diligence?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

wisdomsupremeheartpathlife
  1. He passes on what his own father taught him: Let your retain my words.
  2. Get .
  3. Wisdom is .
  4. But the of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day.
  5. Then he speaks of the heart: Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of .

Think About It

  1. Wisdom was passed from a grandfather to a father to a son. Who has passed God's wisdom on to you?

  2. Out of the heart comes the wellspring of life. What can you do to keep your heart close to God?

Memory Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you keep your eyes on the right path?
  • How can you guard what you watch and hear?

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Proverbs 4 · Grade 5

The Wellspring of Life

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Read and Think

The father passes on a family treasure. For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother. He taught me, and said to me: Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live. The grandfather's words are clear: Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. Esteem her, and she will exalt you.

Two paths are set side by side. The wicked don't sleep unless they do evil. But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light that shines more and more until the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness. They don't know what they stumble over. Growing in wisdom is like sunrise: it gets brighter over time. In the New Testament, Jesus says that whoever follows Him will not walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life (John 8:12).

The last section moves from the path to the person. Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. The heart is the center of thinking, desiring, and choosing. The mouth, the eyes, and the feet follow it: Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Let your eyes look straight ahead. Make the path of your feet level. Don't turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

Show What You Know

  1. What did the grandfather say is supreme?

  2. What will wisdom do if you esteem her?

  3. How is growing in wisdom like sunrise?

  4. In the New Testament, what does Jesus say about those who follow Him?

  5. Which three parts of the body follow the heart in this chapter?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Make the ____ of your feet level
  2. Keep your heart with all ____

Down

  1. Wisdom is ____
  2. for out of it is the wellspring of ____
  3. is like the dawning ____

Think About It

  1. The heart is the center of thinking, desiring, and choosing. What kinds of things do you let into your heart, and how do they shape you?

  2. The path of the righteous shines more and more. How have you grown in following God over the past year?

Memory Verse

“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.”

Proverbs 4:23 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for guarding my heart. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does Jesus say about the light of life?
  • What will you do to keep your heart with diligence?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org. © 2026 The Daily Rooted. Free to print and copy for church and home use; not for resale. Original line art.