Proverbs 10:25
As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
Young's Literal Translation
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 it meeteth 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 layeth hold [on] his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And — dumb are they all.
Job 21:18They are as straw before wind, And as chaff a hurricane hath stolen away,
Psalms 15:5His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!
Psalms 58:9Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.
Psalms 73:18Only, in slippery places Thou dost set them, Thou hast caused them to fall to desolations.
Proverbs 1:27When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.
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 →