Proverbs 13:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² Expectancy drawn out makes the heart sick, But a longing come true is a tree of life.

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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.

Proverbs 13:12 Cross References

Genesis 46:30

And Yisra’ĕ

Nehemiah 2:2

And the sovereign said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is none else but sorrow of heart.” Then I was very much afraid,

Psalm 143:7

Hasten, answer me, O יהוה ; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those going down into the pit.

Psalm 17:15

As for me, let Me see Your face in righteousness; I am satisfied to see Your appearance when I awake.

Psalm 69:3

I am worn out from my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes grow dim As I wait for my Elohim.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is winning lives is wise.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth from vanity diminishes, But he who gathers by hand increases.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the Word is destroyed, But he who fears the command is rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

A desire accomplished is sweet to the being, But to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those taking hold of her, And blessed are all who retain her.

Song of Solomon 5:8

I have put you under oath, O daughters of Yerushalayim, If you find my beloved, That you inform him that I am faint with love!

John 16:22

“And you, therefore, have grief now, but I shall see you again and your heart shall rejoice, and no one takes your joy away from you.

Revelation 2:7

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes I shall give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of Elohim.” ’

Revelation 22:2

In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.