"For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}" — Proverbs 23:18

Proverbs 23:18 · KJV

“For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}”

— Proverbs 23:18

Verse 17

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

Verse 19

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

Proverbs 23 — Context

Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

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

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}

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

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}

Cross References

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. {expected...: Heb. end and expectation}

Psalms 9:18

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

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 24:14

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.

Proverbs 24:20

For there shall be no reward to the evil {man}; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. {candle: or, lamp}

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.

Psalms 37:37

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