Proverbs 13:12-14

New Living Translation

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.

¹³People who despise advice are asking for trouble;
those who respect a command will succeed.

¹⁴The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;
those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:12-14

New International Version

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.^(A)

¹³Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(B)
but whoever respects^(C) a command is rewarded.^(D)

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,^(E)
turning a person from the snares of death.^(F)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)