Proverbs 10:25
Like a passing tempest, so the impious one will be no more. But the just one is like an everlasting foundation.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
In Context
24What the impious fear will overwhelm them. The just shall be given their desire.
26Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is a lazy one to those who sent him.
Cross References
Job 17:9And the just will cling to his way, and clean hands will increase strength.
Job 21:18They will be like chaff before the face of the wind, and like ashes that the whirlwind scatters.
Psalms 15:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. It is you who will restore my inheritance to me.
Psalms 58:9And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
Psalms 73:18Be mindful of this: the enemy placed blame against the Lord, and a foolish people has incited against your name.
Proverbs 1:27When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:25-26
24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. It is here said, and said again, to the righteous, that it shall be well with them, and to the wicked, Woe to them; and these are set the one over against the other, for their mutual illustration. I. It shall be as ill with the wicked as they can fear, and as well with the righteous as they can desire. 1. The… Read the whole commentary →