Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 13:12 Cross-References
Explore 16 cross-references for Proverbs 13:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 13 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 13:12
This beloved proverb addresses the pain of delayed fulfillment and joy of realization. "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick" captures universal human experience. Tokhelet memushakhah machalat-lev (תּוֹחֶלֶת מְמֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלַת־לֵב, hope drawn out—sickness of heart). Tokhelet (תּוֹחֶלֶת) means hope, expectation, thing longed for. When prolonged (meshakhah, drawn out like thread), it produces machalat (מַחֲלַת, sickness, disease) of lev (לֵב, heart). Unfulfilled longing brings emotional, even physical, distress."But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life" celebrates fulfillment's joy. Ve-e...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 13:12
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“but I will see you again”
“but fools detest turning from evil.”
“My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.”
“She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”
“I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied”
“looking for my God.”
“God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me.”
“Yahweh. My spirit fails. Don't hide your face from me”
“out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock”