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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 13) Proverbs 13:12 KJV
"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life."
Proverbs Chapter 13, Verse 12
Proverbs 13:12 in Context (Verses 9–15 KJV)
9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.*
10
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.*
12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.*
14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.