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Proverbs 13:12
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Context of Proverbs 13:12
10Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. 11Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. 13Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person 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 the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
- Psalms 69:3I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 119:81My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
- Proverbs 13:19A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
- Genesis 21:6Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 46:30Israel said to Joseph, “Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”
- 1 Samuel 1:26and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
- Luke 2:29“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
- John 16:22So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
- Revelation 22:2down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every 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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