Proverbs 13:12 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh is a tree of life.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Common English Bible

¹² Hope delayed makes the heart sick; longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.

English Standard Version 2016

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12 Cross References

Genesis 46:30

And the father said to Joseph: Now shall I die with joy, because I have seen thy face, and leave thee alive.

Nehemiah 2:2

And the king said to me: Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou dost not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in thy heart. And I was seized with an exceeding great fear.

Psalm 143:7

Put forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deliver me from many waters: from the hand of strange children:

Psalm 17:15

And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.

Psalm 69:3

Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul:

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.

Proverbs 13:11

Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

Proverbs 13:13

Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

Proverbs 13:19

The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.

Song of Solomon 5:8

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

John 16:22

So also you now indeed have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice; and your joy no man shall take from you.

Revelation 2:7

He, that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches: To him, that overcometh, I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of my God.

Revelation 22:2

In the midst of the street thereof, and on both sides of the river, was the tree of life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits every month, and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.