Pro 10:25 | NETfull | STEP | When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:25

25 When the storm ^{▼▼ The word for “storm wind” comes from the root סוּף (suf, “to come to an end; to cease”). The noun may then describe the kind of storm that makes an end of things, a “whirlwind” (so KJV, NASB; NLT “cyclone”). It is used in prophetic passages that describe swift judgment and destruction.} passes through, the wicked are swept away, ^{▼▼ Heb “the wicked are not”; ASV, NAB, NASB “is no more.”}
but the righteous are an everlasting foundation. ^{▼▼ Heb “a foundation forever”; NLT “have a lasting foundation.”} ^{▼▼ The metaphor compares the righteous to an everlasting foundation to stress that they are secure when the catastrophes of life come along. He is fixed in a covenantal relationship and needs not to fear passing misfortunes. The wicked has no such security.}