12 Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.(A)

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

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19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil(A)
is an abomination to fools.

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19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true,
    but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.

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30 Bright eyes cheer the heart;
good news strengthens[a] the bones.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:30 Lit makes fat

30 A cheerful look brings joy to the heart;
    good news makes for good health.

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22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit dries up the bones.(A)

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22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
    but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

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