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Proverbs 23:18
18Then you will be happy in future days. What you hope for will surely happen.
Proverbs 23:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
- New International Version (NIV)There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.
Context of Proverbs 23:18
16When I hear you speak true words, it will make me very happy. 1714. Do not be jealous of sinners. Always respect the Lord and obey him in everything that you do. Then you will be happy in future days. What you hope for will surely happen. 1915. Listen to me, my child. Learn to be wise and to live in a good way. 20Do not be a friend of people who become drunk. Do not be a friend of greedy people who eat too much.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:18 word by word
כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 23:18
- Psalms 37:37Think about people who are honest and who do what is right. Those who help people to live in peace will live to enjoy their children.
- Jeremiah 29:11I, the Lord, tell you this: I have decided what I will do for you. I have plans to help you to do well. I do not want to hurt you. I want to give you hope for a good life in the future.
- Luke 16:25Abraham replied, “My child, remember the time when you were alive on earth. Remember what happened then. You had many good things, and Lazarus had many bad things. Now I am taking care of Lazarus, and you are in pain.
- Romans 6:21You did things that you are ashamed about now. Nothing good came from them. In the end, the result of those things is death.
- Proverbs 24:14In the same way, wisdom is also good for you. If you find wisdom, it will help you in life. The things that you hope for in the future will surely happen.
- Hebrews 10:35So continue to be strong in your thoughts. If you continue to trust God, you will receive great things.
- Psalms 9:18Know this: God will not forget the poor for ever. People who suffer should continue to hope.
- Philippians 1:20I never want to do anything that will cause me to be ashamed. I hope very much that I will never do that. I want to be brave now, as I always have been. In the way that I live, I want to show that Christ is very great. I want to do that if I continue to live. And I want to do that if I die.
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Surely there is an end - אחרית יש yesh acharith, there is another life; "and thy expectation" of the enjoyment of a blessed immortality "shall not be cut off." The Old MS. Bible reads thus: For thou schalt hab hop in the last: and thin abiiding schal not ben taken awei. "For the ende is not yet come; and thy patient abydinge shal not be in vayne." - Coverdale.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-18Verses 17-18 The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Saying 14: Sometimes sinners succeed, but the wise know that fearing the Lord brings true rewards (see Proverbs 1:7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. (Compare Margin). The prosperity of the wicked is short.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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