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Proverbs 10:25

Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more,.... The wicked themselves are like a whirlwind, noisy, boisterous, and blustering; such is the man of sin, who speaks like a dragon, breathing out…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 10:24-25

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.

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Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

As &c.] Rather, When the whirlwind passeth the wicked is no more. The parallelism is thus best preserved. Like the house on the sand when the whirlwind passes over it, the wicked shall be swept away…