The Outward Correspondence with the Inward
E. Johnson Proverbs 13:6 Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner. I. UPRIGHTNESS IS THE DESIGNATION OF BOTH AN INWARD AND AN OUTWARD STATE. 1. As a sensuous image, uprightness suggests strength, confidence, well grounded stability. 2. As a figure of the mind and character, it denotes moral principle, fixed purpose, based upon firm faith in God and his moral order. 3. Its consequence is a state of security amidst danger, freedom from evil. II. WICKEDNESS AND RUIN ARE INTERCHANGEABLE THOUGHTS. 1. The ruin begins in the inward decay of moral principle. 2. It is consummated in outward decay - of reputation, of possessions, of health, of life. - J. Parallel Verses KJV: Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. WEB: Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.