Proverbs 23:18

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

16Everything in me will celebrate when you speak what is right. 17Don’t envy sinners, but always continue to fear the Lord. You will be rewarded for this; your hope will not be disappointed. 19My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course. 20Do not carouse with drunkards or feast with gluttons,

Proverbs 23:18 word by word

כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For surely there isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
• an endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• and thine expectationתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• shall not be cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772

Cross-references for Proverbs 23:18

• Psalms 37:37Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
• Luke 16:25“But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
• Romans 6:21And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.
• Proverbs 24:14In the same way, wisdom is sweet to your soul. If you find it, you will have a bright future, and your hopes will not be cut short.
• Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
• Psalms 9:18But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
• Philippians 1:20For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or 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

Topics related to Proverbs 23:18

• Hope
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Clothe
• Correction
• Dainty
• Desirous
• Drunkard
• Poverty
• Riotous
• Sell
• Wine
• End

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