Proverbs 10:25
As the passing by of a windstorm, || So the wicked is not, || And the righteous is a perpetual foundation.
Literal Standard 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
24The feared thing of the wicked meets him, || And the desire of the righteous is given.
26As vinegar to the teeth, || And as smoke to the eyes, || So [is] the slothful to those sending him.
Cross References
Job 17:9And the righteous lays hold [on] his way, || And the clean of hands adds strength.
Job 21:18They are as straw before wind, || And as chaff a windstorm has stolen away,
Psalms 15:5He has not given his silver in usury, || And has not taken a bribe against the innocent; Whoever is doing these is not moved for all time!
Psalms 58:9Before your pots discern the bramble, || As living, He whirls away in His burning anger.
Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places, || You have caused them to fall to desolations.
Proverbs 1:27When your fear comes as destruction, || And your calamity comes as a windstorm, || When adversity and distress come on 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 →