Proverbs 13:12

New American Bible - revised edition

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

Cross References

Genesis 46:30

And Israel said to Joseph, “At last I can die, now that I have seen for myself that you are still alive.”

Nehemiah 2:2

the king asked me, “Why do you look sad? If you are not sick, you must be sad at heart.” Though I was seized with great fear,

Psalm 143:7

Hasten to answer me, Lord; for my spirit fails me. Do not hide your face from me, lest I become like those descending to the pit.

Psalm 17:15

I am just—let me see your face; when I awake, let me be filled with your presence.

Psalm 69:3

I have sunk into the mire of the deep, where there is no foothold. I have gone down to the watery depths; the flood overwhelms me.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of justice is a tree of life, and one who takes lives is a sage.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth won quickly dwindles away, but gathered little by little, it grows.

Proverbs 13:13

Whoever despises the word must pay for it, but whoever reveres the command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 13:19

Desire fulfilled delights the soul, but turning from evil is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and those who hold her fast are happy.

Song of Solomon 5:8

I adjure you, Daughters of Jerusalem, if you find my lover What shall you tell him? that I am sick with love.

John 16:22

So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

Revelation 2:7

“‘“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the victor I will give the right to eat from the tree of life that is in the garden of God.”’ To Smyrna.

Revelation 22:2

down the middle of its street. On either side of the river grew the tree of life that produces fruit twelve times a year, once each month; the leaves of the trees serve as medicine for the nations.