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 31:8-9 Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying. Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Open your mouth ___ behalf of those ______ to speak, for ___ legal rights of ___ the dying. Open ____ mouth, judge in ______, and plead the _____ of the poor ___ needy.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Open ____ _____ on ______ ___ those ______ ___ speak, ___ ___ legal ______ ___ all ___ _____. Open ____ _____, judge ___ ______, and _____ ___ cause ___ ___ poor ___ _____.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O y m o b o t u t s, f t l r o a t d. O y m, j i r, a p t c o t p a n.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 31:8-9
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.