Proverbs 10:25
Like the passing away of a tempest, so the lawless one is not, but, the righteous, [hath] an age-abiding foundation.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
In Context
26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so, is the sluggard, to them who send him.
Cross References
Job 17:9That the righteous may hold on his way, and, the clean of hands, increase in strength.
Job 21:18They become as straw before the wind, and as chaff, which the storm stealeth away.
Psalms 15:5His silver, hath he not put out on interest, nor, a bribe against the innocent, hath he taken. He that doeth these things, shall not be shaken unto times age-abiding.
Psalms 58:9Before your kettles can perceive the [kindled] bramble, Be he green or be he withered, he shall be swept away.
Psalms 73:18Surely, in slippery places, dost thou set them,—Thou hast suffered them to fall into places of danger.
Proverbs 1:27When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.
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 →