Proverbs 13:12
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- KJV
- Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- WEB
- Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
- ASV
- Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
- DARBY
- Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
- BLB
- Hope deferred weakens the heart, and desire fulfilled [is] a tree of life.
- ÅB
- Langvarig venting gjør hjertet sykt, men et oppfylt ønske er et livsens tre.
- OTB
- Forlengt håp kan tynge hjertet, men når et ønske blir oppfylt, er det som et livets tre.
- B1930
- Langvarig venting gjør hjertet sykt, men et opfylt ønske er et livsens tre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 16:22
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Read in contextProverbs 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Read in contextPsalms 119:81–83
My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Read in contextPsalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Read in contextProverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Read in contextProverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
Read in contextPsalms 69:3
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Read in contextPsalms 143:7
Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
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