Proverbs 23:18
If you do that, you will be happy in the future, and God will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
In Context
17Do not envy sinful people; instead, revere Yahweh all of your life.
Cross References
Psalms 9:18But you will not forget those who are needy/poor; what they confidently expect will certainly happen.
Proverbs 24:14Similarly, being wise is good for your soul; if you become wise, you will be happy in the future, and God will certainly do for you what you are confidently expecting him to do [LIT].
Jeremiah 29:11I, Yahweh, know what I have planned for you. I am planning to cause things to go well for you, not to cause you to experience disasters. I am planning to give you many things that you confidently expect to receive in the future.
Romans 6:21Nevertheless, doing those things resulted in your being separated from God, so you did not benefit at all from doing the sinful things that you are now ashamed of. [RHQ]
Hebrews 10:35So, do not become discouraged when they cause you to suffer { you are persecuted}, because if you continue to trust in God, he will greatly reward you.
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 →