As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
The first letter of every word: A i s i, s o m s a.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.As iron sharpens ____, so one man ______ another.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.As ____ ______ iron, ___ ___ man ______ ______.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A i s i, s o m s a.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 27:17
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
The first letter of every word: A f l a a t, a a b i b f a.
Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
The first letter of every word: T J m a c w D b h l h a h.
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
The first letter of every word: T e a b o a u, j a y a a d.
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
The first letter of every word: B d t o a i b l. O y i h o a.
This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
The first letter of every word: T i M c, t y l o a a I h l y.
The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
The first letter of every word: T w o a f a f, b t k o a e a d.
Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
The first letter of every word: C o a b, a i t w y w f t l o C.
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
The first letter of every word: O a i b j t t h, a t c o a f i s t t s.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
The first letter of every word: A m o m c m c t r, b t i a f w s c t a b.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
The first letter of every word: T a b t o, b t h a g r f t l. F i o f d, h c c l h u; b p t o w f w a t h h u!
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
The first letter of every word: N l d I c y s, f a s d n u w h m i d. B I h c y f, b e I h l f M F I h m k t y.
But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
The first letter of every word: B R r: “D n u m t l y o t t f f y. F w y g, I w g, a w y l, I w l; y p w b m p, a y G w b m G.