Proverbs 23 · Verse 18

Proverbs 23:18

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:18, King James Version

Proverbs 23:18 in other translations

BSBFor surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
WEBIndeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.
ASVFor surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.
YLTFor, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.
DARBYfor surely there is a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
BBEFor without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
WebsterFor surely there is an end; and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

What does Proverbs 23:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 23:17-18

17-18. (Compare Margin). The prosperity of the wicked is short.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Surely there is an end - יש אחרית 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 23:17-18

The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand.

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Proverbs 23:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֭יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426
אַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.Rit[is] a futureH319
וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaand hope yourH8615
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תִכָּרֵֽת\׃ti.ka.Retit will be cut offH3772

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 23:18

  • Hebrews 10:35

    Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

  • Jeremiah 29:11

    For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

  • Psalms 9:18

    For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

  • Proverbs 24:14

    So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Philippians 1:20

    According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.

  • Proverbs 24:20

    For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Romans 6:21-22

    What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

  • Psalms 37:37

    Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

  • Luke 16:25

    But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
surely.
Ps 37:37; Jer 29:11; Lu 16:25; Ro 6:21,22
end. or, reward.
24:14; Heb 10:35
thine.
Ps 9:18; Jer 29:11; Php 1:20

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Context

  • Proverbs 23:17

    Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.

  • Proverbs 23:18

    For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

  • Proverbs 23:19

    Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

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Proverbs 23:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque ciertamente hay fin, y tu esperanza no será cortada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car certainement il y a une fin, et ton attente ne sera pas réduite à néant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wahrlich, es gibt ein Ende, und deine Hoffnung wird nicht vernichtet werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quia habebis spem in novissimo, et præstolatio tua non auferetur.