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Proverbs 13:12 Interlinear

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

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Proverbs 13 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת	H8431	Hope	expectation
2	מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה	H4900	deferred	to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
3	מַחֲלָה	H2470	sick	properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
4	לֵ֑ב	H3820	maketh the heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
5	וְעֵ֥ץ	H6086	it is a tree	a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
6	חַ֝יִּ֗ים	H2416	of life	alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
7	תַּאֲוָ֥ה	H8378	but when the desire	a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
8	בָאָֽה׃	H935	cometh	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

Proverbs 13:12 (current)Hope deferred sick maketh the heart it is a tree of life but when the desire cometh