Proverbs 13:12
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 13:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Lang hingezogenes Harren macht das Herz krank, aber ein eingetroffener Wunsch ist ein Baum des Lebens.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
La esperanza que se prolonga, es tormento del corazón: mas árbol de vida es el deseo cumplido.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A esperança que demora enfraquece o coração, mas o desejo cumprido é como uma árvore de vida.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando a esperança é adiada, faz adoecer o coração, mas o desejo realizado é árvore de vida.
📖 Proverbs 13:12 in Context
10Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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