Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of…”

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

World English Bible

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

American Standard Version

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Geneva Bible 1599

The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.

Darby Translation

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.

Young's Literal Translation

Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.

Bible in Basic English

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

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Cross references

“Hope”

Psalm 119:81–83 Psalm 69:3 Psalm 143:7 Song of Solomon 5:8 Psalm 42:1–3

Psalm 119:81–83 · BSB

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

Psalm 69:3 · BSB

I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

Psalm 143:7 · BSB

Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

Song of Solomon 5:8 · BSB

O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.

Psalm 42:1–3 · BSB

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.

“when”

John 16:22 Proverbs 13:19 Psalm 17:15 Genesis 46:30 1 Samuel 1:26–28 Genesis 21:6

John 16:22 · BSB

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

Proverbs 13:19 · BSB

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

Psalm 17:15 · BSB

As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

Genesis 46:30 · BSB

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

1 Samuel 1:26–28 · BSB

“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

Genesis 21:6 · BSB

Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

“a tree”

Proverbs 3:18 Proverbs 11:30 Revelation 22:2

Proverbs 3:18 · BSB

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

Proverbs 11:30 · BSB

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Revelation 22:2 · BSB

down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

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