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Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 · Darby Bible
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Proverbs 13:12 in other translations
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
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In context
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
10 By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
11 Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase [it].
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
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