Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. New Living Translation Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. English Standard Version Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Berean 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. New King James Version Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. New American Standard Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. NASB 1995 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. NASB 1977 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Legacy Standard Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Amplified Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. Christian Standard Bible Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Holman Christian Standard Bible Delayed hope makes the heart sick, but fulfilled desire is a tree of life. American Standard Version Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Contemporary English Version Not getting what you want can break your heart, but a wish that comes true is a life-giving tree. English Revised Version Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. GOD'S WORD® Translation Delayed hope makes one sick at heart, but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life. Good News Translation When hope is crushed, the heart is crushed, but a wish come true fills you with joy. International Standard Version Delayed hope makes the heart ill, but fulfilled longing is a tree of life. Majority Standard Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. NET Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life. New Heart English Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. Webster's Bible Translation Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. World English Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHope prolonged is making the heart sick, "" And a tree of life [is] the coming desire. Young's Literal Translation Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire. Smith's Literal Translation Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh is a tree of life. Catholic Public Domain Version Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life. New American Bible Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a wish fulfilled is a tree of life. New Revised Standard Version Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBlessed is the man who is willing to help; more blessed is he than he who merely rests in hope, as a tree of life he bears fruit. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated A man who begins to help is better than he that props up with hope, and the tree of life brings hope. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Brenton Septuagint Translation Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads another to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Discipline…11Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied. 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.… Cross References Romans 8:24-25 For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently. Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. Psalm 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. Psalm 119:81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. Lamentations 3:25-26 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. 1 Peter 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. Psalm 130:5-6 I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. / My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Romans 5:3-5 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. Psalm 27:13-14 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. / Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD! 1 Thessalonians 1:3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 6:11-12 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. / Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised. Job 14:7-9 For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. / If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, / at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling. Treasury of Scripture Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. hope Psalm 42:1-3 To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God… Psalm 69:3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. Psalm 119:81-83 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word… when Proverbs 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. Genesis 21:6,7 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me… Genesis 46:30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. a tree Proverbs 3:18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. Revelation 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Jump to Previous Deferred Desire Desired Fulfilled Heart Hope Longing Makes Maketh Making Prolonged Sick Tree WearinessJump to Next Deferred Desire Desired Fulfilled Heart Hope Longing Makes Maketh Making Prolonged Sick Tree WearinessProverbs 13 1. a scoffer does not listen to rebukeHope deferred The Hebrew word for "hope" is "תִּקְוָה" (tiqvah), which conveys a sense of expectation or longing. In the ancient context, hope was often tied to the promises of God and the anticipation of His intervention in the lives of His people. The word "deferred" comes from the Hebrew "מָשַׁךְ" (mashak), meaning to draw out or prolong. This phrase captures the emotional toll of waiting for something deeply desired, reflecting a universal human experience. In a conservative Christian perspective, this can be seen as a test of faith, where believers are called to trust in God's timing, even when it seems delayed. makes the heart sick but desire fulfilled is a tree of life Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶת (tō·w·ḥe·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8431: Expectation deferred מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה (mə·muš·šā·ḵāh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 4900: To draw, drag makes the heart לֵ֑ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre sick, מַחֲלָה־ (ma·ḥă·lāh-) Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 2470: To be weak or sick but desire תַּאֲוָ֥ה (ta·’ă·wāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8378: A longing, a delight fulfilled בָאָֽה׃ (ḇā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go is a tree וְעֵ֥ץ (wə·‘êṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood of life. חַ֝יִּ֗ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life Links Proverbs 13:12 NIVProverbs 13:12 NLT Proverbs 13:12 ESV Proverbs 13:12 NASB Proverbs 13:12 KJV Proverbs 13:12 BibleApps.com Proverbs 13:12 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 13:12 Chinese Bible Proverbs 13:12 French Bible Proverbs 13:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick (Prov. 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