Relationships
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.
Do no harm to your neighbor (paired primary passage)
Iron sharpens iron
Guard your heart
The tongue of the wise brings healing
Walk with the wise
Avoid the hot-tempered
The two great commandments
- Who is shaping you right now?
- How can we address all our relationships with global truths?
- Proverbs treats relationships as forming us morally and spiritually—where is that visible in your life?
Keep the discussion rooted in the heart. Proverbs 4:23–27 begins with guarding the heart and then moves outward to our words, our focus, our direction, and ultimately our relationships. It is easy for the conversation to become about difficult people or broken relationships. Gently bring it back by asking, “What is Proverbs revealing about my own heart?” Healthy relationships are one of God’s primary tools for shaping wisdom, and Proverbs consistently reminds us that who we walk with influences who we become.