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Proverbs 6 · Preschool

The Busy Ant

Name Date

Color the ants gathering food!

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

Bible Verse

“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God gives us moms and dads to teach us. Ants are tiny, but they work hard. They gather food so they are ready. God wants us to work hard and help too. What job can you do to help at home?

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Proverbs 6 · Kindergarten

Work Hard

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Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

SUMMER
WORK
FOOD
WISE
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

SUMMER
WORK
FOOD
WISE

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw an ant gathering food.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What tiny animal works very hard?
  • What job can you do to help at home?

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Proverbs 6 · Grade 1

Go to the Ant

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

ANT
WISE
LAMP
LIGHT
When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Proverbs 6:22 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

The ant gathers food at harvest.
Too much sleep makes us lazy.
God does not like proud eyes.
God's commandment is a lamp.
Keep Mom and Dad's teaching in your heart.

Learn from the Ant

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

How long will you sleep, sluggard?

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching

Go to the ant, you sluggard

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light

Draw an ant gathering food.

Memory Verse

“When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.”

Proverbs 6:22 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does the ant gather?
  • What does God's commandment shine like?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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Proverbs 6 · Grade 2

Learn from the Ant

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Read the Story

Proverbs says, Go to the ant, you sluggard. A sluggard is a lazy person. Look at the ant and learn to be wise!

No one has to tell the ant what to do. She gathers her food in the harvest. She gets ready for later.

Proverbs says that God hates a lying tongue. It also says God's commandment is like a lamp. It shows us the right way to go.

Memory Verse

“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Show What You Know

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

  1. Who is a sluggard?

    A lying tongueA lampA lazy person

  2. What does the ant gather?

    Her foodA lampA lying tongue

  3. What kind of tongue does God hate?

    Her foodA lampA lying tongue

  4. What is God's commandment like?

    A lampA lazy personHer food

Word Search

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

FOAWISECJNHNFOODTSJATCKHFEPYRUORMOAEWVPOGCPCFCELIGHTHLMSUMMERIMATGJMIWNJEGLAMPLGL
  • TEACHING
  • HARVEST
  • SUMMER
  • LIGHT
  • WISE
  • FOOD
  • LAMP
  • ANT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What can you learn from how ants work?
  • Why does God care about what we say?

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Proverbs 6 · Grade 3

Consider the Ant

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Read the Story

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise. The ant has no chief or ruler. Still, she provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.

The lazy person says, A little sleep, a little slumber. Proverbs warns that too much laziness leads to being poor.

There are six things which Yahweh hates. Some of them are arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, and he who sows discord among brothers. The father says, For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light.

Memory Verse

“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What should the sluggard do?

  2. When does the ant gather her food?

  3. What leads to being poor?

  4. Name two things Yahweh hates.

Learn from the Ant

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

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

PHARVESTLUDODSVTMISIANTKEFGVULAMPABHBSMEWPCFTOOWMMMHOODKIIETIONFVRNSRNDAWJTUDEGTK
  • TEACHING
  • HARVEST
  • SUMMER
  • LIGHT
  • WISE
  • FOOD
  • LAMP
  • ANT

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does the ant do without being told?
  • What does the lazy person say?

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Proverbs 6 · Grade 4

The Ant and the Lamp

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Read and Think

The chapter opens with a warning about promising to pay a neighbor's debt without thinking. Then comes a lesson from nature: Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise; which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. The ant works without being told and plans ahead.

How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? The lazy person's motto is a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands. Then poverty comes like a robber.

Proverbs lists six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, a heart that devises wicked schemes, a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers. The list also includes violence and running to mischief. The father ends: For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the ant have no need of?

  2. When does the ant provide her bread?

  3. What comes like a robber to the lazy?

  4. What is the last thing on the list?

  5. What is the law compared to?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

lampantwise
  1. Then comes a lesson from nature: Go to the , you sluggard.
  2. Consider her ways, and be ; which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, provides her bread in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest.
  3. The father ends: For the commandment is a , and the law is light.

Think About It

  1. The ant works hard without being told. What is a job you can do without being reminded?

  2. God hates a lying tongue and sowing discord. How can your words bring peace instead of fights?

Memory Verse

“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you be a peacemaker between brothers or sisters?
  • What are reproofs of instruction?

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Proverbs 6 · Grade 5

Wisdom for Work and Words

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Read and Think

The chapter begins with practical money wisdom. My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, … you are trapped by the words of your mouth. The father urges quick action: Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor. Then he turns to nature: Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise. The ant has no chief, overseer, or ruler, yet she prepares in summer for later. Wisdom is diligence and planning, not waiting to be forced.

The sluggard's excuse is small: a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep, so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man. Small habits add up. The father then describes a worthless person who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.

Next is a list: There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him. The list moves through the body: arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, violent hands, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief, a false witness, and he who sows discord among brothers. The father ends by saying his commandment will guide his son and guard him from wrecking his life and marriage: For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life.

Show What You Know

  1. What does the father say to do about a careless promise?

  2. What does the ant do in summer?

  3. How does poverty come to the sluggard?

  4. What does the last item on the list of seven do?

  5. What are the way of life?

Crossword

4123

Across

  1. For the commandment is a ____
  2. and gathers her food in the ____

Down

  1. provides her bread in the ____
  2. and the law is ____
  3. Go to the ____

Think About It

  1. The sluggard's choices were small, but they added up. What small daily habit could help you grow in wisdom?

  2. The list of things God hates includes arrogant eyes and a lying tongue. How can you guard your eyes and tongue?

Memory Verse

“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching.”

Proverbs 6:20 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for the hard-working ant. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do small habits add up over time?
  • How can you bring peace between brothers and sisters?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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