Proverbs 1:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    When your fear comes like desolation, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    When your fear{H6343} cometh{H935} as a storm,{H5492} And your calamity{H343} cometh{H857} on as a whirlwind;{H5492} When distress{H6869} and anguish{H6695} come{H935} upon you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    When your fear{H6343} cometh{H935}{(H8800)} as desolation{H7722}{(H8675)}{H7584}, and your destruction{H343} cometh{H857}{(H8799)} as a whirlwind{H5492}; when distress{H6869} and anguish{H6695} cometh{H935}{(H8800)} upon you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    euen whe ye thinge that ye be afrayed of, falleth in sodenly like a storme, and yor misery like a tempest: yee wha trouble and heuynesse cometh vpon you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, & your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction & anguish shal come vpo you,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Euen when the thyng that ye be afraide of falleth in sodenly like a storme, and your miserie lyke a tempest, yea when trouble and heauinesse commeth vpon you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When your fear comes on you like a storm, and your trouble like a rushing wind; when pain and sorrow come on you.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:25-26 : 25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes. 26 For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.
  • Prov 10:24-25 : 24 What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted. 25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous have an everlasting foundation.
  • Isa 17:13 : 13 The nations roar like the crashing of mighty waters, but He rebukes them, and they flee far away. They are driven like chaff on the mountains before the wind, like tumbleweed before a storm.
  • Nah 1:3 : 3 The Lord is slow to anger but great in power; he will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • Luke 21:23-26 : 23 Woe to those who are pregnant and nursing in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be taken as captives to all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. 25 There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth, distress among nations, confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. 26 People will faint from fear and the expectation of what is coming upon the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
  • Luke 21:34-35 : 34 Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with indulgence, drunkenness, and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all who live on the face of the earth as a snare.
  • Rom 2:9 : 9 There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does what is evil, first for the Jew, then also for the Gentile.
  • 1 Thess 5:3 : 3 While people are saying, "Peace and safety," sudden destruction will come upon them like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!' 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?
  • Ps 58:9 : 9 Like a slug that melts away as it moves, like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.
  • Ps 69:22-28 : 22 They gave me poison for food, and for my thirst, they gave me vinegar to drink. 23 Let their table before them become a snare, and their security a trap. 24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble. 25 Pour out your indignation on them, and let your fierce anger overtake them. 26 Let their encampments be desolate; may no one dwell in their tents. 27 For they persecute those you have struck, and they recount the pain of those you have wounded. 28 Add guilt to their guilt, and let them not enter into your righteousness.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 1:26
    84%

    26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you,

  • Prov 3:25
    78%

    25 Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

  • Lam 3:47
    76%

    47 Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.

  • Job 22:10
    75%

    10 That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • Ezek 7:25
    75%

    25 Anguish is coming! They will seek peace, but there will be none.

  • Job 5:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21 You will be protected from the scourge of the tongue, and you will not fear destruction when it comes.

    22 You will laugh at destruction and hunger, and you will not fear the beasts of the earth.

  • Prov 1:28
    74%

    28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.

  • Job 4:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 But now it has come to you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are troubled.

    6 Isn't your fear of God your confidence, and the integrity of your ways your hope?

  • Ps 55:5
    74%

    5 My heart trembles within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

  • Jer 30:23
    74%

    23 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in fury—a raging tempest. It will swirl down on the heads of the wicked.

  • Ps 73:19
    74%

    19 How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors!

  • Isa 24:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 Terror, pit, and snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth.

    18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; for the floodgates of the heavens are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.

  • Jer 23:19
    73%

    19 Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.

  • Isa 47:11
    73%

    11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning.

  • Job 27:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20 Terrors overtake him like a flood; in the night a storm sweeps him away.

    21 The east wind lifts him up, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

  • Prov 24:22
    73%

    22 For suddenly their calamity will rise, and who knows the ruin of both of them?

  • Ps 58:9
    73%

    9 Like a slug that melts away as it moves, like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.

  • Job 30:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14 They come in as through a wide breach; chaos rolls in like a wave under the crash of destruction.

    15 Terrors are turned upon me; they pursue my dignity like the wind, and my salvation has vanished like a cloud.

  • Job 15:21
    73%

    21 Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

  • Isa 13:6
    73%

    6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.

  • Isa 21:1
    73%

    1 This is a prophecy about the wilderness by the sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a dreadful land.

  • Ps 83:15
    73%

    15 As fire burns a forest, and as flames set the mountains ablaze,

  • Job 3:25
    73%

    25 For the thing I dread comes upon me, and what I fear befalls me.

  • Prov 18:3
    73%

    3 When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with dishonor comes shame.

  • Zeph 1:15
    72%

    15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness.

  • Job 13:11
    72%

    11 Wouldn't His majesty terrify you, and the dread of Him fall upon you?

  • Isa 10:3
    72%

    3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?

  • Job 21:18
    72%

    18 They are like straw before the wind and like chaff carried away by a storm.

  • Job 6:21
    72%

    21 For now you have become like nothing to him; you see terror and are afraid.

  • Job 31:23
    72%

    23 For I have always feared disaster from God, and because of His majesty, I could not do such a thing.

  • Zeph 2:2
    72%

    2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

  • Jer 22:22
    72%

    22 The wind will shepherd all your rulers, and your lovers will go into captivity. At that time you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

  • Job 15:24
    72%

    24 Distress and anguish terrify him; they overpower him like a king prepared for battle.

  • Ps 55:8
    72%

    8 See, I would flee far away; I would stay in the wilderness forever. Selah.

  • Isa 28:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18 Your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.

    19 As often as it passes through, it will seize you. Morning after morning, day and night, it will pass through. The understanding of this message will bring only terror.

  • Ezek 27:35
    72%

    35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror, their faces troubled.

  • Job 37:22
    72%

    22 From the north comes golden splendor; around God is awesome majesty.

  • Isa 57:13
    71%

    13 When you cry out for help, let your collection of idols save you! The wind will carry them all off, a mere breath will sweep them away. But whoever takes refuge in me will inherit the land and possess my holy mountain.

  • Joel 1:15
    71%

    15 Alas for the day! For the day of the Lord is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

  • Ezek 27:30
    71%

    30 They will mourn over you with loud cries, bitterly wailing, throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

  • Isa 2:21
    71%

    21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • Ezek 26:18
    71%

    18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.

  • Prov 10:24
    71%

    24 What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Isa 21:4
    71%

    4 My heart staggers; terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling for me.