Proverbs 23:18
For surely there shall be a reward, And thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Noyes Bible
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 continue thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long;
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise; And let thy heart go forward in the way!
Cross References
Psalms 9:18For the poor shall not always be forgotten; The hopes of the afflicted shall not perish for ever.
Proverbs 24:14So learn thou wisdom for thy soul! When thou hast found it, there shall be a reward, And thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Jeremiah 29:11For I know the designs which I have in mind concerning you, designs of good and not of evil, to give you a happy end, and fulfill your hopes.
Romans 6:21What fruit then had ye at that time from those things of which ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
Hebrews 10:35Cast not away therefore your confidence, 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 →