12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 13:12
Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.
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Verse 12
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Hope תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת H8431 Noun - feminine singular construct deferred מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה H4900 Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular makes the heart לֵ֑ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular sick מַחֲלָה־ H2470 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular but desire תַּאֲוָ֥ה H8378 Noun - feminine singular fulfilled בָאָֽה׃ H935 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular is a tree וְעֵ֥ץ H6086 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of life חַ֝יִּ֗ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural