SinaiProverbs 13:12
American Standard Version
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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Proverbs 13:12 in other translations
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 in context
- 10By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.
- 11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
- 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- 13Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
- 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.