Proverbs 23:18
For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
In Context
17Let not thy heart envy sinners; But [be thou] in the fear of Jehovah all the day long:
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
Cross References
Psalms 9:18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.
Proverbs 24:14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.
Romans 6:21What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:18-19
Parental Advice. 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long. 18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Here is, 1. A necessary caution against entertaining any favourable thoughts of prospering profaneness: " Let not thy heart envy sinners; do not grudge them either the liberty they take to sin or the success they are to be pitied rather than envied. Their prosperity is their portion ( Ps. xii. 14 ), nay, it is their poison," Prov. i.… Read the whole commentary →