Proverbs 23:18

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.23.18", "source": "כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃", "text": "For surely there *yēš ʾaḥărîṯ*, and your *tiqwāṯǝḵā* not *ṯikkārēṯ*.", "grammar": { "*yēš*": "particle of existence - there is/exists", "*ʾaḥărîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - future/end/outcome", "*tiqwāṯǝḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hope/expectation", "*ṯikkārēṯ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be cut off" }, "variants": { "*yēš ʾaḥărîṯ*": "there is a future/there is an end/outcome exists", "*tiqwāṯǝḵā*": "your hope/your expectation", "*ṯikkārēṯ*": "will be cut off/will be eliminated/will fail" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃

Transliteration

For surely there yēš ʾaḥărîṯ, and your tiqwāṯǝḵā not ṯikkārēṯ.

Grammar Details

• *yēš*: particle of existence - there is/exists
• *ʾaḥărîṯ*: noun, feminine singular - future/end/outcome
• *tiqwāṯǝḵā*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hope/expectation
• *ṯikkārēṯ*: niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be cut off

Word Meanings

• *yēš ʾaḥărîṯ*: there is a future/there is an end/outcome exists
• *tiqwāṯǝḵā*: your hope/your expectation
• *ṯikkārēṯ*: will be cut off/will be eliminated/will fail

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For surely there is an end, and your expectation shall not be cut off.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for the ende is not yet come, and thy pacient abydinge shal not be in vayne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For surely there is an ende, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For veryly there is an ende, and thy pacient abiding shall not be cut of.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Indeed surely there is a future hope, And your hope will not be cut off.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For without doubt there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 9:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.9.18", "source": "יָשׁ֣וּבוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לִשְׁא֑וֹלָה כָּל־גּ֝וֹיִ֗ם שְׁכֵחֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "They shall *šûb* the *rāšā'* to *šĕ'ôl*, all *gôyim* *šākēaḥ* *'ĕlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*šûb*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will return'", "*rāšā'*": "masculine plural adjective as substantive - 'the wicked'", "*šĕ'ôl*": "feminine singular noun with locative heh - 'to Sheol'", "*gôyim*": "masculine plural noun - 'nations'", "*šākēaḥ*": "qal participle masculine plural construct - 'those who forget'", "*'ĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun - 'God'" }, "variants": { "*šûb*": "return/turn back/go back/retreat", "*rāšā'*": "wicked/ungodly/guilty/criminal", "*šĕ'ôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*gôyim*": "nations/gentiles/peoples/heathen", "*šākēaḥ*": "forgetting/neglecting/ignoring", "*'ĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings/judges" } }
• Prov 24:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.14", "source": "כֵּ֤ן ׀ דְּעֶ֥ה חָכְמָ֗ה לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ אִם־מָ֭צָאתָ וְיֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ פ", "text": "So *dəʿêh* *ḥokmāh* to-*napšekā* if-*māṣāʾtā* and-exists *ʾaḥărît* and-*tiqwātəkā* not *tikkārēt*", "grammar": { "*dəʿêh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - know", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun - wisdom", "*napšekā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul", "*māṣāʾtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you found", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - end/outcome/future", "*tiqwātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hope", "*tikkārēt*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be cut off" }, "variants": { "*dəʿêh*": "know/understand/experience", "*napšekā*": "your soul/your being/yourself", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/outcome/future/posterity", "*tikkārēt*": "will be cut off/will be destroyed/will fail" } }
• Jer 29:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.29.11", "source": "כִּי֩ אָנֹכִ֨י יָדַ֜עְתִּי אֶת־הַמַּחֲשָׁבֹ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר אָנֹכִ֛י חֹשֵׁ֥ב עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה מַחְשְׁב֤וֹת שָׁלוֹם֙ וְלֹ֣א לְרָעָ֔ה לָתֵ֥ת לָכֶ֖ם אַחֲרִ֥ית וְתִקְוָֽה", "text": "For I *yādaʿtî* *ʾet*-the-*maḥăšābōt* which I *ḥōšēb* upon-you *nəʾum*-*YHWH* *maḥšəbôt* *šālôm* *wə*-not for-*rāʿâ* to-*lātēt* to-you *ʾaḥărît* *wə*-*tiqwâ*", "grammar": { "*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*maḥăšābōt*": "feminine plural noun - thoughts/plans", "*ḥōšēb*": "qal participle, masculine singular - thinking/planning", "*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*maḥšəbôt*": "feminine plural noun - thoughts/plans", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/welfare", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular noun - evil/harm", "*lātēt*": "qal infinitive construct - to give", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - future/end", "*tiqwâ*": "feminine singular noun - hope/expectation" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿtî*": "I know/knew/am aware of", "*maḥăšābōt*": "thoughts/plans/intentions", "*ḥōšēb*": "thinking/planning/devising", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/oracle of/says", "*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/prosperity", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/calamity", "*lātēt*": "to give/grant/bestow", "*ʾaḥărît*": "future/end/posterity", "*tiqwâ*": "hope/expectation/something waited for" } }
• Ps 37:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.37", "source": "שְׁמָר־תָּ֭ם וּרְאֵ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ר כִּֽי־אַחֲרִ֖ית לְאִ֣ישׁ שָׁלֽוֹם׃", "text": "Mark [the] *tām* and see [the] *yāšār*, for [the] *ʾaḥărît* for *ʾîš* [is] *šālôm*.", "grammar": { "*šəmār*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - mark/observe", "*tām*": "masculine singular adjective - blameless/complete person", "*rəʾēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - see/observe", "*yāšār*": "masculine singular adjective - upright person", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - end/future/outcome", "*ləʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for man/person", "*šālôm*": "masculine singular noun - peace/well-being" }, "variants": { "*tām*": "blameless person/complete one/person of integrity", "*yāšār*": "upright person/straight one/honest person", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/future/final outcome", "*ʾîš šālôm*": "man of peace/peaceful person" } }
• Prov 24:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Proverbs.24.20", "source": "כִּ֤י ׀ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֣ה אַחֲרִ֣ית לָרָ֑ע נֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃", "text": "For not-*tihyeh* *ʾaḥărît* to-the-*rāʿ* *nēr* *rəšāʿîm* *yidʿāk*", "grammar": { "*tihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - will be", "*ʾaḥărît*": "feminine singular noun - future/outcome", "*rāʿ*": "masculine singular adjective with article - evil", "*nēr*": "masculine singular noun - lamp", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wicked", "*yidʿāk*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be extinguished" }, "variants": { "*ʾaḥărît*": "future/outcome/posterity/reward", "*rāʿ*": "evil one/evil person/evil thing", "*nēr*": "lamp/light", "*yidʿāk*": "will be extinguished/will go out" } }
• Luke 16:25 : 25 { "verseID": "Luke.16.25", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ, Τέκνον, μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου, καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά: νῦν δὲ ὅδε παρακαλεῖται, σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι.", "text": "*Eipen de Abraam*, *Teknon*, *mnēsthēti hoti apelabes* you *ta agatha* of you in the *zōē* of you, and *Lazaros homoiōs ta kaka*: *nyn de hode parakaleitai*, you *de odynasai*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Teknon*": "vocative singular neuter - child", "*mnēsthēti*": "aorist passive imperative, 2nd singular - remember", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because", "*apelabes*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you received fully", "*ta agatha*": "accusative plural neuter - the good things", "*zōē*": "dative singular feminine - life", "*homoiōs*": "adverb - likewise/similarly", "*ta kaka*": "accusative plural neuter - the bad things/evil things", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*hode*": "demonstrative, nominative singular masculine - this one here", "*parakaleitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is comforted/consoled", "*odynasai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd singular - you are in pain/suffering" }, "variants": { "*Teknon*": "child/son (term of affection)", "*mnēsthēti*": "remember/recall", "*apelabes*": "you received fully/you received in full/you received back", "*agatha*": "good things/blessings/comforts", "*zōē*": "life/lifetime", "*homoiōs*": "likewise/similarly/in the same way", "*kaka*": "bad things/evil things/hardships", "*parakaleitai*": "is comforted/is consoled/is encouraged", "*odynasai*": "you are in pain/you are suffering/you are tormented" } }
• Rom 6:21-22 : 21 { "verseID": "Romans.6.21", "source": "Τίνα οὖν καρπὸν εἴχετε τότε ἐφʼ οἷς νῦν ἐπαισχύνεσθε; τὸ γὰρ τέλος ἐκείνων θάνατος.", "text": "*Tina oun karpon eichete tote eph' hois nyn epaischynesthe*? *to gar telos ekeinōn thanatos*.", "grammar": { "*Tina*": "interrogative pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - what", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fruit", "*eichete*": "imperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you had/were having", "*tote*": "adverb - then/at that time", "*eph' hois*": "prepositional phrase with relative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - in the things which", "*nyn*": "adverb - now", "*epaischynesthe*": "present passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you are ashamed", "*to gar telos*": "for the end", "*ekeinōn*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, neuter, plural - of those things", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death" }, "variants": { "*karpon*": "fruit/result/outcome", "*eichete*": "you had/you were having", "*epaischynesthe*": "you are ashamed/you feel shame", "*telos*": "end/outcome/purpose", "*ekeinōn*": "of those things/of them", "*thanatos*": "death/spiritual death" } } 22 { "verseID": "Romans.6.22", "source": "Νυνὶ δὲ ἐλευθερωθέντες ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας, δουλωθέντες δὲ τῷ Θεῷ, ἔχετε τὸν καρπὸν ὑμῶν εἰς ἁγιασμόν, τὸ δὲ τέλος ζωὴν αἰώνιον.", "text": "*Nyni de eleutherōthentes apo tēs hamartias*, *doulōthentes de tō Theō*, *echete ton karpon hymōn eis hagiasmon*, *to de telos zōēn aiōnion*.", "grammar": { "*Nyni*": "adverb - now", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*eleutherōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been freed", "*apo tēs hamartias*": "prepositional phrase, genitive, feminine, singular - from sin", "*doulōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been enslaved", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God", "*echete*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you have", "*ton karpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the fruit", "*hymōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 2nd person plural - your", "*eis hagiasmon*": "prepositional phrase, accusative, masculine, singular - to sanctification", "*to de telos*": "but the end", "*zōēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnion*": "adjective, accusative, feminine, singular - eternal" }, "variants": { "*Nyni*": "now/at this time", "*eleutherōthentes*": "having been freed/liberated/set free", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*doulōthentes*": "having been enslaved/having become slaves", "*Theō*": "God/deity", "*karpon*": "fruit/result/outcome", "*hagiasmon*": "sanctification/holiness/consecration", "*telos*": "end/outcome/goal", "*zōēn aiōnion*": "eternal life/everlasting life/life of the age to come" } }
• Phil 1:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Philippians.1.20", "source": "Κατὰ τὴν ἀποκαραδοκίαν καὶ ἐλπίδα μου, ὅτι ἐν οὐδενὶ αἰσχυνθήσομαι, ἀλλʼ ἐν πάσῃ παρρησίᾳ, ὡς πάντοτε, καὶ νῦν μεγαλυνθήσεται Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ σώματί μου, εἴτε διὰ ζωῆς, εἴτε διὰ θανάτου.", "text": "According to the *apokaradokian* and *elpida* of me, that in nothing *aischynthēsomai*, but in all *parrēsia*, as always, also now *megalynthēsetai Christos* in the *sōmati* of me, whether through *zōēs*, whether through *thanatou*.", "grammar": { "*apokaradokian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - eager expectation", "*elpida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hope", "*aischynthēsomai*": "future passive indicative, 1st person singular - I will be ashamed", "*parrēsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - boldness/confidence", "*megalynthēsetai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person singular - will be magnified", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*sōmati*": "dative, neuter, singular - body", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of life", "*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of death" }, "variants": { "*apokaradokian*": "eager expectation/earnest waiting", "*elpida*": "hope/expectation", "*aischynthēsomai*": "I will be ashamed/I will be put to shame", "*parrēsia*": "boldness/confidence/openness/frankness", "*megalynthēsetai*": "will be magnified/will be exalted/will be honored", "*sōmati*": "body/physical form", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*thanatou*": "death/end of life" } }
• Heb 10:35 : 35 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.35", "source": "Μὴ ἀποβάλητε οὖν τὴν παρρησίαν ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἔχει μισθαποδοσίαν μεγάλην.", "text": "Not *apobalēte* therefore the *parrēsian* of you, which *echei misthapdosian megalēn*.", "grammar": { "*apobalēte*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - cast away/throw away", "*parrēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - confidence/boldness", "*echei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - has", "*misthapdosian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - reward/recompense", "*megalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - great" }, "variants": { "*apobalēte*": "cast away/throw away/abandon", "*parrēsian*": "confidence/boldness/freedom of speech", "*misthapdosian*": "reward/recompense/compensation" } }