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12 [a]Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire [b]fulfilled is a tree of life.

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  1. Proverbs 13:12 Lit Expectation
  2. Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming

12 Delayed hope makes the heart ill,
    but fulfilled longing is a tree of life.

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19 Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

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19 Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul,
    but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.

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30 [a]Bright eyes gladden the heart;
A good report puts fat on the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Lit The light of the eyes gladdens

30 Bright eyes[a] encourage the heart;
    good news nourishes the body.[b]

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  1. Proverbs 15:30 Or A cheerful look
  2. Proverbs 15:30 Lit. bones

22 A (A)glad heart [a]is good medicine,
But a broken spirit (B)dries up the bones.

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit causes good healing

22 A joyful heart is good medicine,
    but a broken spirit drains one’s strength.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 17:22 Lit. spirit dries the bones