“He Shall Direct Thy Paths”

Day 1 · The Beginning of Knowledge

1. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of ____.”
2. According to Proverbs 1:7, what do fools despise?
3. Proverbs 2 says if you seek wisdom as silver, you will find what?
4. Proverbs 1 counsels a son to do what with his father's instruction?
5. Proverbs 2 says wisdom will preserve you from what?

Day 2 · Trust in the Lord

1. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own ____.”
2. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall ____ thy paths.”
3. Proverbs 3 counsels honoring the Lord with what?
4. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the ____ of life.”
5. What happens to those whom the Lord loves, according to Proverbs 3?

Day 3 · A Soft Answer

1. “A soft answer turneth away ____: but grievous words stir up anger.”
2. “Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a ____.”
3. Proverbs 16 says a man's heart devises his way, but who directs his steps?
4. “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not ____ from it.”
5. Proverbs 22 says a good name is rather to be chosen than what?

Day 4 · The Virtuous Woman

1. “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above ____.”
2. What is the final quality praised in the virtuous woman?
3. What is said of the virtuous woman's household?
4. What does the virtuous woman do with her hands?
5. “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that ____ the Lord, she shall be praised.”

Day 5 · A Time for Every Purpose

1. How does Ecclesiastes open?
2. “To every thing there is a season, and a ____ to every purpose under the heaven.”
3. “Remember now thy ____ in the days of thy youth.”
4. How does the book conclude — “the conclusion of the whole matter”?
5. What counsel does Ecclesiastes 11 give about generosity, despite uncertainty?

Day 6 · The Power of Our Words

1. Proverbs repeatedly warns about the power of the tongue, teaching that “death and life are in the power of the tongue.” How can we apply this wisdom today?
2. Proverbs teaches, “A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” What can we apply?
3. Ecclesiastes counsels, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.” Why does this matter?

Day 7 · “Words Matter”

1. Elder Ronald A. Rasband taught that words are the bedrock of how we connect, representing our beliefs, morals, and perspectives. What was his simple, repeated declaration?
2. Elder Rasband devoted an entire message to a simple truth about our speech. What was it?
3. Elder Rasband taught that of all words, which matter “first and foremost”?