Proverbs 13:12
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.e
Proverbs 13:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick:
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — New Century Version (NCV)
12 It is sad not to get what you hoped for.
But wishes that come true are like eating fruit from the tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick;
But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
12 Delayed hope makes one sick at heart,
but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
12 Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
12 Hope that is put off makes one sick at heart.
But a longing that is met is like a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.