Take-home slipsProverbs 27:9

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ointment and perfume ______ the heart; so ____ the sweetness of ___ man's friend by ______ counsel.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ointment ___ ______ rejoice ___ _____; so ____ ___ sweetness ___ ___ man's ______ ___ hearty ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O a p r t h; s d t s o a m f b h c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 27:9

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseJPS TaNaKH 1917

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Proverbs 27:9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Ointment and perfume ______ the heart; so ____ the sweetness of ___ man's friend by ______ counsel.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Ointment ___ ______ rejoice ___ _____; so ____ ___ sweetness ___ ___ man's ______ ___ hearty ______.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.O a p r t h; s d t s o a m f b h c.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 27:9

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.