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Proverbs 13:12

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.lethopeH8431 →
מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khahdeferredH4900 →
מַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-[is] making sickH2470 →
לֵ֑בLev[the] heartH3820 →
וְעֵ֥ץve.'Etzand [is] a tree ofH6086 →
חַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimlifeH2416 →
תַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.Vaha desireH8378 →
בָאָֽה׃va.'Ah[which] comesH935 →

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John 16:22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.Proverbs 13:19Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.Psalms 119:81–83My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.Genesis 21:6–7Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”Psalms 40:2–3He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.Song of Solomon 5:8O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.1 Samuel 1:26–28“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”Romans 4:18Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”Luke 2:29–30“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.Psalms 119:82My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”Psalms 119:20My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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