Proverbs 13:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Hopeתֹּוחֶ֣לֶת
(to·v·che·let)
8431: a hopefrom yachal
deferredמְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה
(me·mu·sha·chah)
4900: to draw, draga prim. root
makesמַחֲלָה־
(ma·cha·lah-)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
the heartלֵ֑ב
(lev;)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
sick, 
 
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
But desireתַּאֲוָ֥ה
(ta·'a·vah)
8378: a desirefrom the same as avah
fulfilledבָאָֽה׃
(va·'ah.)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
is a treeוְעֵ֥ץ
(ve·'etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
of life. 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah


















KJV Lexicon
Hope
towcheleth  (to-kheh'-leth)
expectation -- hope.
deferred
mashak  (maw-shak')
to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
maketh the heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
sick
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
but when the desire
ta'avah  (tah-av-aw')
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm) -- dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lust(ing), pleasant.
cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
it is a tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

King James Bible
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Delayed hope makes the heart sick, but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

International Standard Version
Delayed hope makes the heart ill, but fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

NET Bible
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A man who begins to help is better than he that props up with hope, and the tree of life brings hope.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Delayed hope makes one sick at heart, but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

King James 2000 Bible
Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
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