Proverbs 13:12

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Wealth quickly got will become less; but he who gets a store by the work of his hands will have it increased.

13He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:30And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

Nehemiah 2:2And the king said to me, Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? this is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear;

Psalms 40:2\40:1\When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

Psalms 69:3\69:2\My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.

Psalms 143:7Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

Proverbs 11:30The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:12

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. This shows that riches wear as they are won and woven. 1. That which is won ill will never wear well, for a curse attends it which will waste it, and the same corrupt dispositions which incline men to the sinful ways of getting well incline them to the like sinful ways of spending: Wealth gotten by vanity will be bestowed upon vanity, and then it will be diminished. That which is got by such employments as are not… Read the whole commentary →

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