Proverbs
Proverbs 13:12
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת | tō·w·ḥe·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8431 hope |
| deferred | מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה | mə·muš·šā·ḵāh | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular | H4900 draw, drag |
| makes the heart | לֵ֑ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| sick | מַחֲלָה־ | ma·ḥă·lāh- | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| but desire | תַּאֲוָ֥ה | ta·’ă·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8378 desire |
| fulfilled | בָאָֽה׃ | ḇā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| is a tree | וְעֵ֥ץ | wə·‘êṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| of life | חַ֝יִּ֗ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 16:22 · Proverbs 13:19 · Psalm 119:81–83 · Psalm 17:15 · Proverbs 11:30 · Proverbs 3:18 · Psalm 69:3 · Psalm 143:7 · Genesis 21:6–7 · Psalm 40:2–3 · Song of Solomon 5:8 · 1 Samuel 1:26–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.