Proverbs 13:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 13:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 13:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 13:12 — KJV
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
— Proverbs 13:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 13:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 13:12
“Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:12: heart, tree, life
“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:12: hope, maketh, heart
“He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:12: cometh, tree, life
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:12: tree, life
“And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:12: desire, tree
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