World English Bible
Proverbs 13:12
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 13
10
Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.
11
Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
13
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
14
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.