New English Translation
Proverbs 13:12
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like 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
10With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised. 11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life. 13The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems instruction will be rewarded. 14Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
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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 streams of water, so I long for you, O God!
- Psalms 69:3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
- Psalms 119:81I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.
- Proverbs 13:19A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.
- Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 46:30Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die since I have seen your face and know that you are still alive.”
- 1 Samuel 1:26She said, “Just as surely as you are alive, my lord, I am the woman who previously stood here with you in order to pray to the Lord.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
- Luke 2:29“Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart 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 your joy away from you.
- Proverbs 3:18She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is like a tree producing life, and the one who wins souls is wise.
- Revelation 22:2flowing down the middle of the city’s main street. On each side of the river is the tree of life producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month of the year. Its leaves 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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