Proverbs 10:25

Proverbs 10:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
• New International Version (NIV)When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Context of Proverbs 10:25

23It is as sport to a foolish [man] to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 24The fear of a wicked [man], it shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 27The fear of Jehovah prolongeth days; but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:25 word by word

כַּעֲב֣וֹר ס֭וּפָה וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יְס֣וֹד עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• foundationיְסוֹדyesôd · foundationH3247

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:25

• Proverbs 1:27when your fear cometh as sudden destruction, and your calamity cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you:
• Job 27:19He lieth down rich, but will do so no more; he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
• Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off; but those that wait on Jehovah, they shall possess the land.
• Psalms 58:9Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, — they shall be whirled away.
• Psalms 73:18Truly thou settest them in slippery places, thou castest them down in ruins.
• Isaiah 40:24Scarcely are they planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely hath their stock taken root in the earth, but he also bloweth upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble.
• Proverbs 10:30The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
• Psalms 15:5[He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
• Matthew 7:24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
• Matthew 16:18And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.
• Ephesians 2:20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone,
• 1 Timothy 6:19laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.
• 2 Timothy 2:19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, [The] Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of [the] Lord withdraw from iniquity.

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25As the whirlwind passeth - As tornadoes that sweep every thing away before them; so shall the wrath of God sweep away the wicked; it shall leave him neither branch nor root. But the righteous, being built on the eternal foundation, עולם יסוד yesod olam, shall never be shaken.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Or, when the whirlwind is passing, then the wicked is no more. Compare Matthew 7:24-27. The righteous … - In the later rabbinic interpretation this was applied to the Messiah as being the Just One, the Everlasting Foundation, on whom the world was established.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 The course of prosperous sinners is like a whirlwind, which soon spends itself, and is gone.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25The wicked may enjoy life's material blessings, but only for a short time, unlike the godly. Jesus also explained this truth (Matthew 7:24–27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. (Compare Psa 1:4; 37:9, 10, 36). righteous ... foundation--well laid and firm (Mt 7:24, 25).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:25

• Death
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Proverbs 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings