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


In Context

9 The light of the just giveth joy: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

10 Among the proud there are always contentions: but they that do all things with counsel, are ruled by wisdom.

11 Substance got in haste shall be diminished: but that which by little and little is gathered with the hand shall increase.

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

13 Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass 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.