Proverbs 13:12

Modern

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Traditional

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

Literal

Hope deferred weakens the heart, and desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Latin

Spes quæ differtur affligit animam; lignum vitæ desiderium veniens.

Hebrew

English

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

John 16:22
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.
Proverbs 13:19
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
Psalm 119:81–83
My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Psalm 69:3
I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Psalm 143:7
Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
Psalm 40:2–3
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Genesis 21:6–7
Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
Song of Solomon 5:8
O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you, if you find my beloved, tell him I am sick with love.
1 Samuel 1:26–28
“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.