Proverbs 10:25
As a tempest that passeth, so the wicked shall be no more: but the just is as an everlasting foundation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
In Context
24That which the wicked feareth, shall come upon him: to the just their desire shall be given.
26As vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that sent him.
Cross References
Job 17:9And the just man shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Job 21:18They shall be as chaff before the face of the wind, and as ashes which the whirlwind scattereth.
Psalms 15:5he that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things shall not be moved for ever.
Psalms 58:9Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.
Psalms 73:18But indeed for deceits thou hast put it to them: when they were lifted up thou hast cast them down.
Proverbs 1:27When sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon 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 →