Proverbs 10:25
When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
LXX2012 (British)
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 ungodly is engulfed in destruction; but the desire of the righteous is acceptable.
Cross References
Job 17:9But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.
Job 21:18And they shall be as chaff before the wind, or as dust which the storm has taken up.
Psalms 15:5The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: you are he that restores my inheritance to me. 1
Psalms 58:9will keep my strength, looking to you; for you, O God, are my helper. 1
Psalms 73:18Remember this your creation: an enemy has reproached the Lord, and a foolish people has provoked your name. 1
Proverbs 1:27yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin 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 →