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Proverbs 10:25
25When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
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 Living Translation (NLT)When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
Context of Proverbs 10:25
23To do evil is like sport to a fool, But a man of understanding has wisdom. 24The fear of the wicked will come upon him, And the desire of the righteous will be granted. When the whirlwind passes by, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation. 26As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him. 27The fear of the Lord prolongs days, But the years of the wicked will be shortened.
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כַּעֲב֣וֹר ס֭וּפָה וְאֵ֣ין רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יְס֣וֹד עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 10:25
- Proverbs 1:27When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you.
- Job 27:19The rich man will lie down, But not be gathered up; He opens his eyes, And he is no more.
- Psalms 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off; But those who wait on the Lord, They shall inherit the earth.
- Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, As in His living and burning wrath.
- Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
- Isaiah 40:24Scarcely shall they be planted, Scarcely shall they be sown, Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth, When He will also blow on them, And they will wither, And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
- Proverbs 10:30The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
- Psalms 15:5He who does not put out his money at usury, Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
- Matthew 7:24“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
- Matthew 16:18And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
- Ephesians 2:20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,
- 1 Timothy 6:19storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart 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
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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
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