Proverbs 10:25
in Proverbs 10When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
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ASV
When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
KJV
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
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This verse in Proverbs 10
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Or, when the whirlwind is passing, then the wicked is no more. Compare Mat 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.
This site's exposition
The tongue of the just is as choice silver
on Proverbs 10:20-25
The cluster closes on the tongue's worth and the fool's danger: choice silver against a worthless heart, many fed by righteous lips while fools die for want of the wisdom no one gave them. The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it answers the wealth-cluster of the chapter's opening from the other direction, gain that costs nothing further because it did not come from a slack or a grasping hand. The chapter turns from speech to outcome in its last two verses here, the wicked passing like a whirlwind while the righteous stands as an everlasting foundation, the fear that finally overtakes one and the desire that is finally granted to the other.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
A commentator
John ChrysostomCOMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 10:25 · Written in the 5th century.
proposed
"When the storm has passed by, the wicked are destroyed: the righteous, by avoiding it, are saved forever." When temptation attacks, the wicked easily sin. On the other hand, the righteous are saved for eternity when they conquer temptation through patience and a soul of gratitude toward God. Notice how safe righteousness is: the righteous are saved when they avoid evil, are on the defensive and stand firm constantly. The wicked, on the other hand, are thrown to the ground even when the disturbance or temptation has not attacked completely. Therefore those who ignore the just judgment of God easily sin.
The Medieval Church1 voice
As a passing storm, the wicked shall not be, etc. He speaks of the persecutors of the Church, who seek to overthrow the house of faith. But that house, having been set upon the true foundation, that is, in Christ, remains, while they immediately perish.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Here, as before, men are judged of, and, accordingly, are justified or condemned, by their words, Matt. xii.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-run:33w-of-51
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more,....
He that is holy shall be holy still and immovably happy; his hope is built on a rock, and therefore not shocked by the storm, Matt. vii. The righteous is the pillar of the world (so some read it); the world stands for their sakes; the holy seed is the substance thereof. The Righteous Exclusively Happy.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
As 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, יסוד עולם yesod olam, shall never be shaken.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כַּעֲב֣וֹר | kaavor | when passes by | H5674 → | 556 times |
| ס֭וּפָה | sufah | a storm-wind | H5492 → | |
| וְאֵ֣ין | veein | and there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| רָשָׁ֑ע | rasha' | [is the] wicked | H7563 → | 263 times |
| וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק | vetzadik | and a righteous [person] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| יְס֣וֹד | yesod | [is] a foundation of | H3247 → | |
| עוֹלָֽם׃ | olam | perpetuity | H5769 → | 438 times |
כַּעֲב֣וֹרwhen passes by
kaavorH5674 →556 times
ס֭וּפָהa storm-wind
sufahH5492 →
וְאֵ֣יןand there not
veeinH369 →789 times
רָשָׁ֑ע[is the] wicked
rasha'H7563 →263 times
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקand a righteous [person]
vetzadikH6662 →206 times
יְס֣וֹד[is] a foundation of
yesodH3247 →
עוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity
olamH5769 →438 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Exodus 22:25
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
- Ezekiel 22:12
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
- Deuteronomy 23:19–20
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
- Ezekiel 18:8
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
- Deuteronomy 16:19
Through
Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
it leads to
- Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,
- Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
- Ephesians 3:17
Through
Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
it leads to
- Ecclesiastes 7:6
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
- Ecclesiastes 7:6
Where this verse is studied
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About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Proverbs; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Chrysostom, COMMENTARY ON THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON, FRAGMENT 10:25; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.