Teaching Proverbs 2:9-11 to Your Family | Do Your Children Have Wisdom in Their Heart?

Is pride keeping you from doing something your wife asked, just because it wasn't your idea? Don't be foolish. In this episode of The Resolute Man Podcast, we walk through Proverbs 2:9-11 and show you, dad, how to teach your family that wisdom has to penetrate the heart, not just the head.

Here's how to teach this passage to your family:

1. Start with why wisdom matters right now

Before you read, tell your kids that seeking and receiving wisdom gives us a heightened understanding for navigating these times. Then explain the catch: wisdom has to penetrate the heart.

2. Teach them the picture of morality (v. 9)

Read verse 9 out loud together. Understanding God helps us understand right living, the good path. Walk through the three words:

Righteousness: conformity to a right standard

Justice: applying that standard in decisions and judgments

Equity: fairness in how it's carried out

Ask your kids: "Where do you see a right standard, or fairness, in our home or at school?"

3. Teach them what it means for wisdom to enter the heart (v. 10)

Wisdom enters to stay. It's not just head knowledge, it's transformative. Ask your kids: "What do you think it's like for wisdom to come into your heart?" Then take on the lie that righteous living is boring and worldly living is better. Worldly living hurts your soul. Ask: "Who can explain what a soul is?" Let them wrestle with it before you answer.