- What kind of discipline is implied in Proverbs 13:1?
- What are the possible interpretations of Proverbs 13:3?
- Compare Proverbs 13:4 with Proverbs 12:27.
- What are the possible interpretations of Proverbs 13:7?
- Does Proverbs 13:8 suggest that poverty is a consequence of failure to heed admonitions?
- What is meant by “hope deferred” (Proverbs 13:12)?
- Does the word mitzvah (command) have the usual connotation in Proverbs 13:13?
- In Proverbs 13:17, what is meant by a “wicked messenger”? Does it refer to the person or the content of his message? Cf. the modern expression, “Don’t shoot the messenger.”
- What is the connection between the first half and the second half of Proverbs 13:19?
- Explain the second half of Proverbs 13:22 and its connection to the first half.
- A modern commentary considers Proverbs 13:23 “baffling” and “beyond elucidation.” Do you agree?
- What is the phrasing of Proverbs 13:24 in modern parlance? Is this principle still valid? Is “rod” to be understood literally or metaphorically to imply all discipline?
