The Righteous and the Wicked Person Compared
By: Reverend Lynwood F. Mundy
Proverbs 10:6-32 (with Prepositional Outline)
6 a Topic Blessings
Supplied are
b Location on the head of the righteous,
c Topic (d) But
d Action violence covers
c Topic (d) the mouth of the wicked.
7 a Topic (b) The memory of the righteous
Supplied is
b Characterization blessed,
c Topic (d) But the name of the wicked
d Prediction will rot.
8 a Topic (b) The wise in heart
b Pronouncement will receive commands,
c Topic (d) But 1a prating fool
d Prediction will fall.
9 a Topic He who walks with integrity
b Status walks securely,
c Topic (d) But he who perverts his ways
d Prediction will become known.
10 a Topic (b) He who winks with the eye
b Action causes trouble,
c Topic (d) But a prating fool
d Prediction will fall.
11 b Topic (a) The mouth of the righteous
Supplied is
a Characterization a well of life,
c Topic (d) But
d Action violence covers
c Topic (d) the mouth of the wicked.
12 a Topic (b) Hatred
b Action stirs up strife,
c Topic (d) But
d Action love covers
The Way of Folly
c Topic (d) all sins.
13 b Status Wisdom is found
a Emphasis (b) on the lips of him who has understanding,
c Contrast But na rod is for the back of him who is devoid of understanding.
14 a Topic (b) Wise
Supplied people
b Action store up knowledge,
c Topic (d) But the mouth of the foolish
Supplied is
d Characterization near destruction.
15 a Topic (b) The prich man’s wealth
Supplied is
b Characterization his strong city;
c Topic (d) The destruction of the poor
Supplied is
d Characterization their poverty.
16 a Topic (b) The labor of the righteous
Supplied leads
b Characterization to life,
c Topic (15d) The wages of the wicked
d Characterization to sin.
17 b Topic (a) He who keeps instruction
Supplied is in
a Location the way of life,
c Topic (d) But he who refuses correction
d Action goes astray.
18 a Topic (b) Whoever hides hatred
Supplied has
b Characterization lying lips,
c Characterization (d) And whoever spreads slander
Supplied is
e Characterization a fool.
19 a Background-Temporal (b) tIn the multitude of words
b Denial sin is not lacking,
c Topic (d) But uhe who restrains his lips
Supplied is
d Characterization wise.
20 b Topic (a) The tongue of the righteous
Supplied is
a Characterization choice silver;
c Topic (d) The heart of the wicked
Supplied is worth
d Comparison little.
21 a Topic (b) The lips of the righteous
b Action feed many,
c Topic (e) But fools
e Experience die
d Emphasis (e) for lack of 5wisdom.
22 a Background-Event (b) The blessing of the LORD
c Event makes one rich,
d Elaboration And He adds no sorrow with it.
23 b Topic (a) To do evil
Supplied is
a Comparison like sport to a fool,
c Contrast But a man of understanding has wisdom.
24 a Background-Event (b) The fear of the wicked
c Prediction will come upon him,
d Topic (e) And the desire of the righteous
e Prediction will be granted.
25 a Background-Event (b) When the whirlwind passes by,
b Denial the wicked is no
Supplied more,
c Topic (d) But athe righteous
Supplied has
d Status an everlasting foundation.
26 a Background-Comparison (c) As vinegar to the teeth
b Elaboration and smoke to the eyes,
c Status So is the lazy man to those who send him.
27 a Topic (b) The fear of the LORD
b Event prolongs days,
c Topic (d) But the years of the wicked
d Prediction will be shortened.
28 a Topic (b) The hope of the righteous
Supplied will be
b Characterization gladness,
c Topic (d) But the expectation of the wicked
d Prediction will perish.
29 b Topic (a) The way of the LORD
Supplied is
a Characterization strength for the upright,
c Contrast But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
30 a Topic (c) The righteous
c Denial will
b Emphasis (c) never
c Denial be removed,
d Topic (e) But the wicked
e Denial will not inhabit the earth.
31 a Topic (b) The mouth of the righteous
b Action brings forth wisdom,
c Topic (d) But the perverse tongue
d Prediction will be cut out.
32 a Topic (b) The lips of the righteous
b Experience know what is acceptable,
c Topic (d) But the mouth of the wicked
Supplied what is
d Experience perverse.
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982. Print.
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