Bridges on Proverbs 10:25
 
 
Charles Bridges on Proverbs 10:25
 
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25.  As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
 
Thus suddenly, as the whirlwind, does the fear of the wicked often come upon him. All his hopes, pleasures, and dependencies; all his opportunities of grace, and offers of mercy, are swept away in a moment for ever. Such a whirlwind was the destruction of the old world, of the cities of the plain (Luke 17:26-29); of Sennacherib's army. (2 Kings 19:35.) And such a whirlwind, infinitely more terrible, will be the coming of the Lord. (Luke 17:30. 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 3.) “But he that doeth the will of God abideth ever” (1 John 2:17), as an everlasting foundation. Faith hath fastened him to the Rock of Ages; hath built his house upon this Rock; and no storm can root him up. (Matthew 7:25. Psalm 112:7.) But remember, this is the confidence of the righteous. Sin allowed and indulged will shake this foundation far more than all the outward assaults of earth and hell. “Hold fast then thy rejoicing” in a jealous godly fear. Thy portion is secure. Thy hopes, joys, and prospects are unchangeable. Thou canst look at trouble — yea, at death itself — without dismay, and feel — ‘I am safe.’ But while “thou standest by faith, be not high-minded, but fear.” (Romans 11:20.)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Footnote:
[At this place in the book, the reader is referred to another footnote found on page 11. It is the first (and only) footnote in the first paragraph of Bridges' comments on Proverbs 1:24-31. Clicking on the following link will place the sentence where this footnote link is found at the top of your window: click on the cross symbol immediately after the word "whirlwind" to see it. Then, click BACK two times to return to this footnote.] Compare Jeremiah 23:19. Hosea 13:3; also Job 20:8, 9; 21:13, 19-21. Psalm 73:19, 20.
 

 
Compare
Jeremiah 23:19
19 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
 
Hosea 13:3
3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
 
also
Job 20:8, 9
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
 
Job 21:13, 19-21
13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. {in wealth: or, in mirth} 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. {his iniquity: that is, the punishment of his iniquity} 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
 
Psalm 73:19, 20
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Luke 17:26-29
26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
 
 
2 Kings 19:35
35 ¶ And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
 
 
Luke 17:30
30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.
 
1 Thessalonians 5:2, 3
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
 
 
1 John 2:17
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
 
 
Rock of Ages, Isaiah 26:4.
4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: {everlasting...: Heb. the rock of ages}
 
 
Matthew 7:25
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
 
Psalm 112:7
7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
 
 
Romans 11:20
20 Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear: