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 Bible (Challoner, 1752)
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 15:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: it is thou that wilt restore my inheritance to me.
Psalms 58:9But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them: thou shalt bring all the nations to nothing.
Psalms 73:18Remember this, the enemy hath reproached the Lord: and a foolish people hath provoked thy name.
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 →