Walk Wisely-- Stewards of Time Questions for Discussion and Reflection

Proverbs 8:23 declares of Wisdom personified, “Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.” Wisdom is eternal. The wise recognize themselves as stewards of the time with which they have been entrusted. In the Proverbs the “sluggard” is one is characterized by slothfulness and idleness. He or she is clueless about the fleeting nature of time. What do the following Proverbs reveal about wise and foolish use of time?

Proverbs 6:6-8; 12:27; 15:19; 19:24—

Proverbs 6:9; 26:14—

Proverbs 22:13; 26:13—

Proverbs 13:4; 20:4; 21:25-26—

Proverbs 6:10-11; 10:4-5; 12:24; 18:9; 19:15—

Proverbs 10:26—

Proverbs 26:16—

Read Ecclesiastes 12.How does this scripture describe life from an eternal perspective?