Proverbs 13:12
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life.”
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Proverbs 13:12 Context
10Onely by pride commeth contention: but with the well aduised is wisedome. 11Wealth gotten by vanitie shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour, shall increase. 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life. 13Whoso despiseth the word, shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commaundement, shall be rewarded. 14The lawe of the wise is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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Other Translations for Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.
- King James Version
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
- Basic English Bible
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
- Darby Bible
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- Webster's Bible
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
- World English Bible
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 13:12
13:12 Hope deferred - Delays in obtaining what a man passionately desires. The desire - The good desired. A tree of life - It is satisfactory, and reviving.