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Proverbs 13:12
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it 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 Living Translation (NLT)Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Context of Proverbs 13:12
10By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom. 11Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. 13He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:12 word by word
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 the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
- Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation, But I hope in Your word.
- Psalms 143:7Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
- Proverbs 13:19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
- Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and all who hear will laugh with me.”
- Genesis 46:30And Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, because you are still alive.”
- 1 Samuel 1:26And she said, “O my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
- Psalms 40:2He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.
- Luke 2:29“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;
- John 16:22Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you.
- Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who retain her.
- Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.
- Revelation 22:2In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were 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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