As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
WEB
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
YLT
As the passing by of a hurricane, So the wicked is not, And the righteous is a foundation age-during.
DBT
As a whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no [more]; but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.