Stumble It!How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Your Word. ~ Psalm 119:9, NAS
You can use my children’s Daily Bible Study from this page with older students by having them do the readings independently and also completing the “For Further Study” and “Journal” questions. Or, you can do one of the studies posted below:
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Proverbs for Young People
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These are 30 studies from the book of Proverbs, one from each chapter.
Download each lesson by clicking on the link. These are PDF files, so you’ll need Adobe Reader.
Book 1 ~ Introduction & Proverbs Chapters 1-10 ; last updated 11/23/08
Book 2 ~ Chapters 11-20 ; updated 11/23/08
Book 3 ~ Chapters 21-30 ; updated 11/23/08
I wrote these studies to use when my children are teenagers. By that time, I hope they’ll have progressed towards thinking more personally about their salvation, duty to God, and duties to their fellow man. They are an adaptation of the lessons from my Daily Bible Series for ages 6+, so don’t be surprised that there is some overlap. However for this series, each study is broken down over five days.
For each reading from Proverbs, the lesson includes a reading from First and Second Timothy. I like these two epistles written to a young man who was learning how to be a wise and useful servant in God’s kingdom. I feel that combining Proverbs with these epistles in a Bible study is a good way to see how God’s commandments about wisdom can be exemplified in the life of a young Christian.
Some of these lessons offer more than one application lesson. Parents may want to help their children choose a lesson, depending on what issues concern the child. For example, for Lesson #11, there is an optional discussion question directed at young women.
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Coming Soon: Psalm 119 Study
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Psalm 119 talks over and over about the importance of God’s Word in directing our thoughts, behaviors, relationships, choices, and eternal destinies. I have combined the study of Psalm 119 with supporting verses from the book of Philippians. Here we can see how God’s Word can be applied in the life of the Christian as he faces his duties and battles for the Lord.
(My development of these lessons was interrupted by the arrival of our fourth child 
I hope to have them available by the end of 2009)
September 7, 2009 at 8:46 am
This Proverbs study looks really good. I know you say it’s for teens but do you think it could work as a family study for ages 6-14? I was thinking I could modify the journaling for the younger kids to just have them illustrate a verse out of the chapter. I haven’t looked at each day of all the books so I didn’t know if it got into topics that are geared toward teens and adults like drunkeness or immorality.
I know you have another study for younger kids, which also looks really great, but the layout of the Proverbs study would work better for our family.
Thanks and God bless,
September 13, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I think your ideas are great. It always encourages me to know how others are using these studies. They were meant to be a starting point for parents to tailor to their own kids’ needs and learning styles.
It’s been about a year since I looked at these studies, but from what I recall there aren’t any specific lessons on drunkenness or immorality. What I’ve tried to focus on instead is the idea of holiness/sanctification. I feel that if young people understand the principle of being different from the world, then other questions like drinking and fornication can be answered by their parents. Please let me know how it works with your family and any other suggestions you or your kids might have.