Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
New Heart English Bible
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 gained dishonestly dwindles away,but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
13Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Cross References
Genesis 46:30Israel said to Joseph, "Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive."
Nehemiah 2:2The king said to me, "Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of heart."Then I was very much afraid.
Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit,out of the miry clay.He set my feet on a rock,and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying.My throat is dry.My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Psalms 143:7Hurry to answer me, Lord.My spirit fails.Do not hide your face from me,so that I do not become like those who go down into the pit.
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.He who is wise wins 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 →