Proverbs 13:12

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

"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." - Proverbs 13:12
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What does Proverbs 13:12 mean?

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 (KJV). In Proverbs 13:12 the wisdom of God describes, in plain human terms, what prolonged waiting does to a person and what fulfilled longing restores. The verse is built on…

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When Hope Waits: From Heart-Sick Delay to the Tree of Life

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” — Proverbs 13:12 (KJV) Proverbs 13:12 speaks with surprising honesty about the inner life. It does not pretend that waiting is easy or that disappointment is merely a mindset issue…

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From Heart-Sick Waiting to the Tree of Life: A Prayer on Hope Deferred

Holy and gracious Father, I come before Thee in humility and reverence, acknowledging that Thou art God over time, seasons, and the hidden work of Thy providence. Thou knowest the burdens that I carry, the longings I have held in silence, and the prayers that have felt as though…

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