![]() ![]() Don’t worry that you have to explain what an abomination is (or have to look it up yourself). Here, you learn that God considers lying an abomination. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight. It’s another thing to learn Proverbs 12:22 together. It’s one thing to tell your child not to lie. Related to the consequences that Proverbs express is the authority with which they’re stated. Proverbs bring God’s authority to your child's training And, as importantly, those words now carried with them an understanding of the consequences.ģ. I could ask, “Are you giving an answer before really listening?” and our children both understood and connected what I was saying to the verse we had learned. Having learned the verse, we could use “gives an answer before hearing” as technical language. If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame. We learned Proverbs 18:13 as a family, for example. Proverbs gave us a shared vocabulary to talk about character. The problem I found was that it was sometimes difficult to explain to my children why what they had done was wrong. Ultimately as parents, we need to move beyond “because I said so” to help our children understand the motivation for the things we ask them to do. Proverbs give your family a shared vocabulary to deal with sin You train your child to respond to you and others in an appropriate tone, but you also are yourself reminded that speaking to your child harshly is likely to just stir up their anger and exacerbate the issue.Ģ. It says:Ī soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ![]() Learning a verse like Proverbs 15:1 together helps you to accomplish two things. Proverbs becomes like a tuning fork that can give correction to the entire family. ![]() By learning Proverbs together, the parent and the child can both grow. The child will still learn something, but they’ll pick up a lot of mistakes and bad habits at the same time. It’s a little like a parent who’s a poor pianist teaching piano to his or her children. If you hadn’t already noticed, one of the challenges of parenting is that both the parent and the child tend to miss the mark when it comes to righteousness. Proverbs correct parent and child at the same time Let me share what I’ve learned about why learning Proverbs with your kids is so helpful.ġ. I think Proverbs has had the biggest impact of any book of the Bible in helping my parenting and shaping our family’s character. But learning verses from the Book of Proverbs has been a highlight. Over the years, we’ve done many different things for family devotions. ![]()
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