How to learn a verse(NET)
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 30:8-9 Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread, lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread, lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Remove falsehood and ____ far from me; ___ not give me ______ or riches, feed ___ with my allotted ______ of bread, lest ___ become satisfied and ___ deceptively and say, “___ is the Lord?” ___ lest I become ____ and steal and ______ the name of ___ God.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Remove ______ ___ lies ___ ____ me; ___ ___ give ___ ______ or ______, ____ me ____ ___ allotted ______ ___ bread, ____ ___ become ______ ___ act ______ ___ say, “___ ___ the ____?” ___ lest ___ ______ poor ___ _____ and ______ ___ name ___ ___ God.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.R f a l f f m; d n g m p o r, f m w m a p o b, l I b s a a d a s, “W i t L?” O l I b p a s a d t n o m G.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 30:8-9
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.