God Hates Lying: Proverbs 6: A Bible Study for Boys Ages 8-12 By: Joyice Harris

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1 God Hates Lying: Proverbs 6:12-19 A Bible Study for Boys Ages 8-12 By: Joyice Harris

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3 Table of Contents Page Chapter 1 Intro 2 A Greeting for Mom, Dad and Student 3 Day 1: What Does God Say About Lying? 5 Day 2: What Liars Do 7 Day 3: Lying Ruins Lives 9 Day 4: God Hates Lying 11 Day 5: Eyes That Are Arrogant 13 Day 6: A Tongue That Lies 15 Day 7: Hands That Murder the Innocent 17 Day 8: A Heart that Hatches Evil Plots 19 Day 9: A Wicked Track 20 Day 10: A Mouth That Lies Under Oath 24 Day 11: A Troublemaker 27 Congratulations 28 Support Printables 32 My Honesty Oath

4 God Hates Lying This is a Bible study that I have created for my own son and wanted to share it with you! The en- re study is based on Proverbs 6:12-19 where God warns us about lying and lists the seven things that He hates. This is a 10-day study that follows the acronym T.R.U.E.: Talk to God, Read the Bible, Understand what you read, and Evaluate. A er each day, there is an accountability ac on to complete, learning that following God s commands are much easier when we hold our- selves accountable to others. The red asterisk (*) are ques ons you may desire discuss with your son together. The italicized por ons are examples or stories for your son to learn from as he an- swers character-based ques ons about honesty. The blue passages are explana ons and an- swers to assist your son. This study is intended for boys ages I hope this informa on and the study of God s word will bear frui ul in your lives as much as it has ours in the area of being honest by CHOOSING to refrain from lying. Wri en by Joyice Harris November 2013 Scripture references from The Message and NLT transla ons of the Bible

5 A Greeting for Mom & Dad Greetings! My guess is that if you have interest in this study it is because your child is struggling with honesty or because you want to protect him against it before it becomes an issue. Either way, I want to say kudos to you for seeking to find a source that you believe will help your son(s). Before I wrote this study, I was on a desperate search to find something my son could understand while learning that lying was serious business. I could not find much I was pleased with, so I created this study myself. This was created with all boys in mind and from the heart of a mother who desperately desires to choke sin out of her son s life. This study is intended for boys ages If your sons are older, it will fit but many of the examples are written for 8-12 years old to understand. If your child is younger, you could possibly work through this study alongside him;; but fewer than six years old would be too young. You are the parent. I will let you be the judge. This is written as an interactive study and guide to discussion honesty in your home. It is my prayer that your son will view lying as a choice he refrains from. Not because he is perfect, not to avoid punishment or shame, not even because you tell him lying is wrong, necessarily. No, my prayer is that he runs from lying simply because he wants what God wants. And in this study he will learn that Proverbs 6 tells us that God hates lying! (Please, allow your child to read the greeting below and the congratulations at the end once he has completed the study.) Walking in His Truth, Joyice A Greeting for the Student Greetings! In this Bible study, you will learn what God has to say about lying, what are liars, and the seven things that God hates. It is my hope and prayer that as you study God s Word you learn how He wants you to act and you have a desire to do it. Boys are very important to God. God has great plans for you as you grow into man. In order for you to have what God plans for you, you must learn be truthful. Do not allow dishonesty to keep you from the life God wants to give you. This study, in part, will teach you how to do that. Walking in His Truth, Joyice

6 Day 1 What Does God Say About Lying? Use the acronym T.R.U.E. to learn what God has to say about lying. Talk to God: Lord, help me to choose truth over lying. Read the Bible: What are worthless and wicked people like? They are constant liars. Proverbs 6:12 (NLT)

7 Understanding what you read: What do you think God is saying? What do you think God is saying about lying? Is it ever okay for you to lie? Why/why not? * The Bible says that and people are constant liars. Define worthless: Define wicked:

8 Do you believe the Bible is true? * Evaluate: Yes No Do you believe you should obey what the Bible says? * Yes No If you believe the Bible is true, and you should obey what it says, is lying an option for you? * Yes No Accountability: Let your mom or dad know that you are done for the day. Discuss what you learned with one of them. Tell your mom or dad that you will work hard today to be honest. Ask for their help to keep you accountable in telling the truth.

9 Day 2 What liars do. Use the acronym T.R.U.E. to learn what God has to say about lying. Talk to God: Lord, help me to have honest intentions. I do not desire to fool people on purpose. Read the Bible: They wink at each other, they shuffle their feet, they cross their fingers behind their backs. Proverbs 6:13 (MSG)

10 Understanding what you read: In this passage, the Bible is talking about people who tell lies. It is connected to the verse you read yesterday (Proverbs 6:12.) Verse 13 explains to us what dishonest people (liars) do. Make a list using Proverbs 6:13. This list will help you spot out liars. God offers us insight in this Scripture so we can avoid being fooled. They at each other. (Two people trying to hide the truth or fool someone else.) They their feet. (Hitting someone with your foot as a way of suggesting they lie for you.) They their behind their backs. (Lying while crossing your fingers behind your back to trick/fool someone.) It is sort of funny how the Bible mentions these things that liars do thousands of years ago and people are still doing the same things today. Nothing is new under the sun. At your age, you have probably seen at least one of these lying tricks (even if it was just on television or in a movie.) Your parents have and their parents have and on and on. There is a double point: you need to know how to quickly spot a lie and you should refrain from doing what liars do.

11 Evaluate: Have you ever tried to trick or fool someone before? YES NO Most of us will answer yes to this question. We are human and as humans we make mistakes. The important thing is to ask God to forgive you and apologize to whomever you tricked or fooled. If you have not done so yet, take a moment now and ask for forgiveness, then apologize. Accountability: Tell another person (different than the parent you told yesterday) that you will work hard today to be honest. This can be a sibling or your other parent. Ask for their help to keep you accountable. (This person does not have to live with you. A phone call to whomever you have in mind is just fine.

12 Day 3 Lying ruins lives. Use the acronym T.R.U.E. to learn what God has to say about lying. Talk to God: Lord, help me to avoid trouble and ruin in my life by speaking truth. Read the Bible: Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty, always stirring up trouble. Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total smashup, their lives ruined beyond repair. Proverbs 6:14-15 (MSG)

13 Understanding what you read: What does perverse mean? In this passage, perverse means twisted. God is explaining that people who are wicked lie. Nasty, in this passage, means to be mean or unpleasant. What is catastrophe? Catastrophes bring damage. This passage shows us lying brings damage into our lives. When the author uses the word smash up we can better understand it if we think of something we can actually smash. Have you even seen two cars in an accident? When two cars smash into each other it does not look good. No driver wants to drive around with a smashed car. It looks awful and everyone who sees the smashed up car will know the driver was in an accident. Just like an accident smashes up a car;; lying smashes up lives. What does ruin beyond repair mean? You are probably old enough to know what ruin means. But ruin beyond repair may be a new phrase for you. When something is ruined it means it can no longer do what it was created or made to do. Water ruins electronics. So, if you drop your cell phone in a sink full of water, it is ruined. It can longer be used to make and receive calls. Lying ruins your life. Whatever God created you to

14 do (accept salvation, help people learn about Jesus, become a pastor, a pilot, a soldier, a doctor, an architect, an athlete, a husband a dad, or anything else) lying will ruin it. Ruin beyond repair means that the damage was so great it cannot be repaired. This type of ruin is better understood if you think of a fire. If a house burned all the way to the ground it would be ruined beyond repair. There isn t much you can do with the wood after it turns into ashes. It is forever ruined. You are commanded by God (and required by your parents) to live a truthful life. A life that will not be damaged by lies and certainly not one that will bring so much damage it would be difficult or impossible to repair.

15 Evaluate: Write in a few sentences about what you learned about lying today? (Something that you did not before.) What are some things you may need to change after reading what Proverbs says about lying? Accountability: Check in with the two people you chose to be accountable to with your honesty. Ask them how are you doing? Tell them how what you have learned in Proverbs is helping you stay honest. When you read the Bible and apply it to your life, you are strengthened to do what it says. Ask your parent/sibling can they see that what you are learning is helping you.