12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.


In Context

9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth; but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10 By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.

11 Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14 The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope that is deferred afflicteth the soul: desire when it cometh is a tree of life.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life is the coming desire.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.