A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
The first letter of every word: A p m h g u, b a q-t m p f.
Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
Proverbs 14:29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.A patient man ___ great understanding, but ___ quick-tempered man ______ folly.
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.A ______ ___ has _____ ______, but ___ _____-tempered ___ ______ folly.
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.A p m h g u, b a q-t m p f.
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Proverbs 14:29
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
The first letter of every word: W p f t L; b s a c. W p f t L!
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
The first letter of every word: I w p f t L; H i t m a h m c.
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
The first letter of every word: A m i g h p, a h v i t o a o.
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
The first letter of every word: B i w h f w w d n y s, w w f i p.
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
The first letter of every word: T e o a m i b t t b, a a p s i b t a p o.
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
The first letter of every word: Y n t p, s t a y h d t w o G, y w r w H h p.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
The first letter of every word: L u n g w i w-d, f i d t w w r a h i w d n g u.
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
The first letter of every word: H w i s t a i b t a w, a h w c h t i g t o w c a c.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
The first letter of every word: B s b t L a w p f H; d n f w m p i t w, w t c o w s.
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
The first letter of every word: T L i g t t w w f H, t t s w s H. I i g t w q f t s o t L.
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
The first letter of every word: T L i n s i k H p a s u s, b i p w y, n w a t p b e t c t r.
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
The first letter of every word: B t w w u t L w r t s; t w m u w w l e; t w r a n g w, t w w a n f.
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
The first letter of every word: B p, t, b, u t L c. S h t f a t p f o t s—h p h i f t f a s r. Y, t, b p a s y h, b t L c i n.