A Study of Wisdom from the Book of Proverbs

Recommended for high school ages.

As a school without a teacher, a plane without a pilot, or a child without a parent, so is our world without God and His standard of right and wrong.

Using God's wisdom as the reference point, the Book of Proverbs provides practical guidance for everyday life—even life in the technologically advanced twenty-first century. Neither human nature or God's principles for a successful life have changed in the thousands of years since Proverbs was written.

Christian Ethics for Youth is a study of the wisdom from the Book of Proverbs. Although Proverbs is for everyone, its frequent references to "my son" make it especially relevant to a young person who wants to grow in wisdom.

Table of Contents

Unit 1 - The Virtues of Wisdom

• 1. Why Christian Ethics?
• 2. Introducing Proverbs
• 3. Proverbs—Source of Godly Wisdom
• 4. The Beginning of Wisdom
• 5. Wellspring of Wisdom
• 6. Wisdom Helps Me Hear
• 7. Wisdom Helps Me Trust
• 8. Wisdom Helps Me Submit
• 9. Wisdom Helps Me Obey
• 10. Wisdom Helps Me Turn From Evil

Unit 2 - Choosing Your Path

• 11. Where the Paths Diverge
• 12. Peace or Conflict
• 13. Way of the Fool
• 14. Ways of the Wicked
• 15. Path of the Righteous
• 16. Blessings or Curses
• 17. The Choice Is Yours

Unit 3 - Christian Ethics for Daily Living

• 18. The Tongue of the Foolish
• 19. The Tongue of the Wise
• 20. The Foolishness of Anger
• 21. A Life of Peace and Happiness
• 22. Dutifully Diligent
• 23. Lethargy of Laziness
• 24. Paradox of Poverty
• 25. Wise and Wealthy

Unit 4 - Ethical Problems and Solutions

• 26. Gratitude Versus Greed
• 27. Humility Versus Pride
• 28. Respect Or Rebellion
• 29. Thoughts—Index to Character
• 30. Triumph of Temperance
• 31. Strategy of the Strange Woman
• 32. Keep Thyself Pure
• 33. The Ideal Individual

Unit 5 - Wisdom's Ways

• 34. Friendship and Fellowship
• 35. Criteria for Counsel
• 36. Humanity in Human Relations
• 37. Parable of the Manners
• 38. Seven Pillars of Wisdom
• 39. Happy and Healthy or Sad and Sick?
• 40. Six Fours of Proverbs 30
• 41. God's Wisdom and Ways
• 42. To Be or Not To Be

• Topical Proverbs
• End Notes