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Proverbs 13:12
12Hope delayed 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 to nothing but strife, but wisdom is gained by those who take advice. 11Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle, but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it. Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 13The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. 14A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
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תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:12
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 119:81I long for your salvation; I put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Don’t hide your face from me, or I will be like those going down to the Pit.
- Proverbs 13:19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste, but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.
- Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “I’m ready to die now because I have seen your face and you are still alive!”
- 1 Samuel 1:26“Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.
- Psalms 17:15But I will see your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with your presence.
- Psalms 40:2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.
- Luke 2:29Now, Master, you can dismiss your servant in peace, as you promised.
- John 16:22So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who hold on to her are happy.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but a cunning person takes lives.
- Revelation 22:2down the middle of the city’s main street. The tree of life was on each side of the river, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing 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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