| Geneva Study Bible For surely there is an end; {h} and thy expectation shall not be cut off. (h) The prosperity of the wicked will not continue. Wesley's Notes 23:18 An end - An expected and happy end for such as fear God. King James Translators' Notes end: or, reward Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 18. an end-or, "hereafter," another time, when apparent inequalities shall be adjusted (compare Ps 37:28-38). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 23:12-16 Here is a parent instructing his child to give his mind to the Scriptures. Here is a parent correcting his child: accompanied with prayer, and blessed of God, it may prove a means of preventing his destruction. Here is a parent encouraging his child, telling him what would be for his good. And what a comfort it would be, if herein he answered his expectation! 17,18. The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials, and of the sinner's prosperity, is at hand. |