“ For surely there is an end;c and thine expectation shall not be cut off. ”
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips c...
For surely there is an end; (h) and thy expectation shall not be cut off. (h) The prosperity of the wicked will not continue.
It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what...
an end . a hereafter, or latter end. expectation. Hebrew. tikvah. See note on Proverbs 10:28 .
DISCOURSE: 804 THE FEAR OF GOD ALL THE DAY Proverbs 23:17-18 . 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 . THE men...
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Surely there is an end - יש אחרית yesh acharith, there is another life; "and thy expectation" of the enjoyment of a blessed imm...
For surely there is an end— Hebrew אחרית acherith, a future state. This is one of the places where some have rendered acherith by a reward, and Le Clerc among the rest. But to limit the rewar...
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. For surely there is an end - there is coming the wished-for end, the reward of piety ( Proverbs 24:14 ; Proverbs 24:20...
1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
An end, which shall be peace ( Psalms 37:37 ), corresponding to the “manifestation of the sons of God “( Romans 8:19 ), when we shall be “like” God ( 1 John 3:2 ).
CHAPTER 24 EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD "Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6 "Withhold not correction fro...
At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
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. Nothing can be more conclusive; by way...
For surely there is an end ,.... Both of the prosperity of the wicked, which is but for a short time; and of the afflictions of the righteous, which are but as it were for a moment; and therefore th...
For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Ver. 18. For surely there is an end, ] viz., Of their pomp and prosperity. Dum faenea quadam felicitate temporaliter florea...
Let not thy heart envy sinners Let not the consideration of their present impunity and prosperity excite thee either to envy them, or to approve and imitate their evil courses; but be thou in the...
17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the L ORD all the day long. 18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. Here is, 1...
An end; an expected and happy end for such as fear God, which was required, Proverbs 23:17 . Or, a reward, as this Hebrew word is rendered, Proverbs 24:20 . Thine expectation shall not be...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 23:17 . Let not thine heart envy , etc. The verb translated envy refers to both objects in the verse, and is better translated “ strive after .” Miller renders it “ be...
Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. How many have stai...
Surely there is an end. The end Let religion be the very atmosphere in which you live and move and have your being; and the reason for this is, “surely there is an end.” I. The solemn certai...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 23:1-20 A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his talents had made the gue...
v. 18. For surely there is an end, the end, the Day of Judgment, will surely come; and thine expectation shall not be cut off, God will then fulfill the hopes of the righteous and give them the j...
Hebrews 10:35 ; Jeremiah 29:11 ; Luke 16:25 ; Philippians 1:20 ; Proverbs 24:14 ; Psalms 37:37 ; Psalms 9:18 ; Romans 6:21 ; Romans 6:22
An end — An expected and happy end for such as fear God.