Proverbs 13:12
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Young's Literal Translation
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 from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
13Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
Cross References
Genesis 46:30and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Let me die this time, after my seeing thy face, for thou [art] yet alive.'
Nehemiah 2:2and the king saith to me, 'Wherefore [is] thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,
Psalms 40:2And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation — from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.
Psalms 69:3I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
Psalms 143:7Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life, And whoso is taking souls [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 →