Grade 4 Scripture Study | Student Workbook Unit 1

SCRIPTURE STUDY STUDENT PDF: Download the Scripture-only fillable workbook. Study the passage in context and write answers without mixing this course with Mathematics, Science, History or Language Arts. This is Unit 1, not the full-year Scripture curriculum.

Lesson 1: Truth and wise correction

Read the Passage in Context

Read in context: Proverbs 12:17–22

Study note: Read the parallels and contrasts in the passage. Identify truthful witness and deceptive speech as the text presents them.

Understanding and Application: 10 Assignments

1. Locate the passage.
2. Which verse contrasts truthful and false witness?
3. Find one example of parallel ideas.
4. Explain a consequence of speaking without checking facts.
5. Write a direct statement from the passage in your own words.
6. Identify one inference that the passage does not explicitly state.
7. Give an example of correcting an error respectfully.
8. Summarize the passage in three sentences.
9. Explain why facts should be checked in a dispute.
10. Advanced: analyze how Hebrew wisdom parallelism shapes the contrast.

Context Check

Identify who is speaking, to whom, the surrounding passage and what is stated explicitly. Separate Scripture from inferences and later traditions.

Advanced Scripture Extension

Compare another relevant passage in its own setting, noting genre, audience and the evidence for a careful application.

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Grade 4 | Five-Day Scripture Study Context Extension

Read every cited passage in Scripture first. This original five-day unit studies the assigned text, context, direct statements and careful application, not a whole-year course.

Day 1: Proverbs and Truthful Testimony

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Read Proverbs 12:17 and Proverbs 14:5, comparing their treatment of truthful and false witness. Proverbs 12:17 associates speaking truth with righteousness, whereas deceitful testimony misrepresents.

• 1. Find Proverbs 12:17.
• 2. What does truthful speech disclose?
• 3. What is the contrast?
• 4. Why is a witness’s claim worth checking?

Write book, chapter and verse when giving an answer. Distinguish textual claim from application.

Day 2: Wisdom Parallelism

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Hebrew wisdom sayings often use paired lines that contrast or reinforce ideas. In Proverbs 12:17, speaking truth contrasts with false testimony. Identify both halves before explaining a verse.

• 1. Name two contrasted ideas.
• 2. Why read both lines?
• 3. Does contrast require both statements to mean the same thing?
• 4. Write one faithful paraphrase.

Write book, chapter and verse when giving an answer. Distinguish textual claim from application.

Day 3: Facts and Inferences

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An inference is a conclusion drawn from evidence, not the same as direct wording. ‘False testimony harms trust’ may be a reasonable application, but it should not be presented as if it is a verbatim quotation.

• 1. Identify a direct statement from 12:17.
• 2. Give one labeled inference.
• 3. Why distinguish the two?
• 4. Name one way to test an accusation.

Write book, chapter and verse when giving an answer. Distinguish textual claim from application.

Day 4: Respectful Correction

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A fair correction states what is wrong, provides support and avoids unnecessary insult. The proverb’s concern with truth does not justify making another unsupported accusation.

• 1. Write a respectful correction.
• 2. What evidence should accompany it?
• 3. Is harshness necessary to speak truth?
• 4. What should happen if your claim is wrong?

Write book, chapter and verse when giving an answer. Distinguish textual claim from application.

Day 5: Independent Witness Study

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Read Proverbs 12:17 and 14:5 in the same translation. Contrast their language about witnesses and distinguish direct text from application.

• 1. What book?
• 2. Name one direct teaching about witnesses.
• 3. What do the two verses share?
• 4. Give a labeled personal application.

Write book, chapter and verse when giving an answer. Distinguish textual claim from application.

Review and Advanced Scripture Comparison

Read the surrounding verses, explain the genre, compare directly related passages, and separate what Scripture says from what the learner applies.