Proverbs 13:12
The hope that is deferred, is the fainting of the heart: but when the desire commeth, it is as a tree of life.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
In Context
11The riches of vanitie shall diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.
Cross References
Genesis 46:30And Israel sayde vnto Ioseph, Now let me die, since I haue seene thy face, and that thou art yet aliue.
Nehemiah 2:2And the king said vnto me, Why is thy coutenance sad, seeing thou art not sicke? this is nothing, but sorow of heart. Then was I sore afrayd,
Psalms 40:2Hee brought mee also out of the horrible pit, out of the myrie clay, and set my feete vpon the rocke, and ordered my goings.
Psalms 69:3I am wearie of crying: my throte is drie: mine eyes faile, whiles I waite for my God.
Psalms 143:7Heare me spedely, O Lord, for my spirit faeleth: hide not thy face from me, els I shall be like vnto them that go downe into the pit.
Proverbs 11:30The fruite of the righteous is as a tree of life, and he that winneth 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 →