Berean Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:12
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- New International Version (NIV)Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Context of Proverbs 13:12
10Arrogance leads only to strife, but wisdom is with the well-advised. 11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
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תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:12
- Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
- Proverbs 13:19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
- Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
- 1 Samuel 1:26“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Revelation 22:2down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick - When once a good is discovered, want of it felt, strong desire for the possession excited, and the promise of attainment made on grounds unsuspected, so that the reality of the thing and the certainity of the promise are manifest, hope posts forward to realize the blessing. Delay in the gratification pains the mind; the increase of the delay prostrates and sickens the heart; and if delay sickens the heart, ultimate…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12When the desire cometh - The desire comes, it is a tree of life: i. e., the object of our desires is attained. Compare Proverbs 3:18.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12Verse 12 The delay of what is anxiously hoped for, is very painful to the mind; obtaining it is very pleasant. But spiritual blessings are chiefly intended.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. desire cometh--is realized. a tree of life--or, "cause of happiness."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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