Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred greeueth the heart: but whe the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

13Who so dispiseth the worde, shall perishe for the same: but he that feareth the commaundement, shall haue the rewarde.

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Cross References

Genesis 46:30And Israel sayd vnto Ioseph: nowe am I content to dye, insomuche as I haue seene thy face, and because thou art yet aliue.

Proverbs 11:30The fruite of the ryghteous is a tree of life: and he that winneth mens soules is wise.

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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