Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. New Living Translation when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone, and anguish and distress overwhelm you. English Standard Version when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Berean Standard Bible when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. King James Bible When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. New King James Version When your terror comes like a storm, And your destruction comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. New American Standard Bible When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. NASB 1995 When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. NASB 1977 When your dread comes like a storm, And your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come on you. Legacy Standard Bible When your dread comes like a storm And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. Amplified Bible When your dread and panic come like a storm, And your disaster comes like a whirlwind, When anxiety and distress come upon you [as retribution]. Christian Standard Bible when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you. Holman Christian Standard Bible when terror strikes you like a storm and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when trouble and stress overcome you. American Standard Version When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you. Contemporary English Version or when trouble and distress surround you like a whirlwind, I will laugh and make fun. English Revised Version When your fear cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you. GOD'S WORD® Translation when panic strikes you like a violent storm, when calamity strikes you like a wind storm, when trouble and anguish come to you. Good News Translation when it comes on you like a storm, bringing fierce winds of trouble, and you are in pain and misery. International Standard Version when what you dread comes like a storm, and your calamity comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Majority Standard Bible when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. NET Bible when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you. New Heart English Bible when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you. Webster's Bible Translation When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. World English Bible when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhen your fear comes as destruction, "" And your calamity comes as a windstorm, "" When adversity and distress come on you. Young's Literal Translation When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress. Smith's Literal Translation In your terror coming as a destroying tempest, and your ruin shall come as a whirlwind; in the coming upon you of straits and distress. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a tempest, shall be at hand: when tribulation and distress shall come upon you: Catholic Public Domain Version When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you, New American Bible When terror comes upon you like a storm, and your doom approaches like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish befall you.’ New Revised Standard Version when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And your destruction will come like a hurricane, and when trouble and adversity comes against them, OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When your dread cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When trouble and distress come upon you. Brenton Septuagint Translation yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wisdom Calls Aloud…26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, 27when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.… Cross References Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” Luke 6:49 But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!” Isaiah 28:17-18 I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place. / Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it. Ezekiel 7:19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity. Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth. Job 27:20-21 Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night. / The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place. Jeremiah 4:20 Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment. Isaiah 30:13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant! Matthew 24:37-39 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. Luke 17:26-30 Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... 1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. Isaiah 47:11 But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. Psalm 73:19 How suddenly they are laid waste, completely swept away by terrors! Isaiah 13:6-8 Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. Nahum 1:8 But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness. Treasury of Scripture When your fear comes as desolation, and your destruction comes as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish comes on you. your fear Proverbs 3:25,26 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh… Proverbs 10:24,25 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted… Psalm 69:22-28 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap… as a Psalm 58:9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. Isaiah 17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. distress Luke 21:23-25 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people… Romans 2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; Jump to Previous Adversity Anguish Calamity Desolation Destruction Disaster Distress Dread Fear Hurricane Overtakes Overwhelm Pain Panic Rushing Sorrow Storm Strikes Sweeps Trouble Whirlwind WindJump to Next Adversity Anguish Calamity Desolation Destruction Disaster Distress Dread Fear Hurricane Overtakes Overwhelm Pain Panic Rushing Sorrow Storm Strikes Sweeps Trouble Whirlwind WindProverbs 1 1. The use of the proverbs7. An exhortation to fear God, and believe his word 10. to avoid the enticing of sinners 20. Wisdom complains of her contempt 24. She threatens her contemners when your dread comes like a storm This phrase evokes the sudden and overwhelming nature of fear and judgment. In biblical context, storms often symbolize God's power and judgment (e.g., Job 38:1, Psalm 107:29). The imagery of a storm suggests an unavoidable and intense experience, reflecting the consequences of ignoring wisdom. The Hebrew word for "dread" can also imply terror or fear, indicating a deep, unsettling anxiety that comes upon those who reject divine instruction. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that those who do not heed God's wisdom will face inevitable consequences (Proverbs 1:24-26). and your destruction like a whirlwind when distress and anguish overwhelm you Persons / Places / Events 1. SolomonTraditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. He wrote Proverbs to impart wisdom and understanding. 2. The Simple and the Foolish These are the primary audiences addressed in Proverbs 1. The simple are those who are naive and lack discernment, while the foolish are those who reject wisdom and instruction. 3. Wisdom Personified as a woman calling out in the streets, wisdom represents God's truth and guidance available to all who seek it. 4. The Storm and Whirlwind Metaphors for sudden and overwhelming calamity that befalls those who reject wisdom. 5. Distress and Anguish Emotional and spiritual turmoil that results from ignoring God's wisdom and guidance. Teaching Points The Consequences of Ignoring WisdomIgnoring God's wisdom leads to inevitable calamity and distress. Just as a storm or whirlwind comes suddenly, so do the consequences of rejecting divine guidance. The Urgency of Seeking Wisdom Wisdom is available to all, but it must be sought earnestly. The time to seek wisdom is now, before calamity strikes. The Nature of True Security True security is found in heeding God's wisdom and instruction. Earthly security is fleeting and unreliable. The Role of Fear in Wisdom A healthy fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. This fear is not terror but reverence and awe that leads to obedience. Repentance and Turning to God Even if one has ignored wisdom in the past, there is always an opportunity to repent and turn back to God, who is merciful and forgiving.Verse 27. - When your fear cometh as desolation. The imagery in this verse is borrowed from nature - from the tempest and whirlwind, which, in their impetuous fury, involve all in irretrievable ruin. The two leading ideas here in the writer's mind are calamity and fear. These - their fear, that which causes their fear; and their destruction, i.e. calamity - both representing Wisdom's, and so God's, judgment, will come on sinners as a wasting tempest and sweeping hurricane. The terror and devastation caused by these latter as they pass over the face of nature are employed to depict the alarm and ruin of sinners. Desolation; שַׁאֲוָה (shaavah) is a wasting, crashing tempest (cf. Proverbs 3:25; Zephaniah 1:15), derived from שָׁאַה (shaah). "to make a crash," as of a house falling. The Vulgate reads, repentura calamitas; the LXX., ἄφνω θόρυβος; both bringing out the idea of suddenness, and the latter that of the uproar of the tempest. The Khetib, or traditional text of the manuscripts (כְשַׁאֲוָה), is equivalent to the Keri, or emended reading (כְשׁואָה), and both appear to have the same root meaning. Destruction (אֵיד, eyd); the same as "calamity ' in the preceding verse. Whirlwind; סוּפָה (suphah), from the root סוּפ (suph), "to snatch, or carry away," means a whirlwind carrying everything before it - the καταγίς of the LXX., or hurricane, as in Arist., 'Mund.,' 4, 16. Distress and anguish (צָרָה וְצוּקָה, tsarah v'tzukah). A corresponding alliteration occurs in Isaiah 30:6 and Zephaniah 1:15. The root signification of the former is that of compression, reproduced in the LXX. θλίψις, and the Vulgate tribulatio; that of the latter is narrowness. LXX., πολιορκία, "a beleaguering;" VUlgate, angustga. The LXX. adds, at the close of this verse, η} ὅταν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὅλεθρος as explanatory. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew when your dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם (paḥ·də·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6343: A, alarm comes בְּבֹ֤א (bə·ḇō) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go like a storm, כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀ (ḵə·šō·w·’āh) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7584: A devastating storm and your destruction וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם (wə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 343: Oppression, misfortune, ruin like a whirlwind, כְּסוּפָ֣ה (kə·sū·p̄āh) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5492: A storm wind when distress צָרָ֥ה (ṣā·rāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6869: Tightness, a female rival and anguish וְצוּקָֽה׃ (wə·ṣū·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6695: Constraint, distress overwhelm you. בְּבֹ֥א (bə·ḇō) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links Proverbs 1:27 NIVProverbs 1:27 NLT Proverbs 1:27 ESV Proverbs 1:27 NASB Proverbs 1:27 KJV Proverbs 1:27 BibleApps.com Proverbs 1:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 1:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 1:27 French Bible Proverbs 1:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 1:27 When calamity overtakes you like a storm (Prov. 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