Proverbs 13:12
Modern English Version
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12
Lexham English Bible
12 Hope that is deferred makes the heart[a] sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:12 Or “mind”
Proverbs 13:19
Modern English Version
19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs 13:19
Lexham English Bible
19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:19 Literally “made to be,” “brought about”
Proverbs 15:30
Modern English Version
30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and a good report makes the bones healthy.
Proverbs 15:30
Lexham English Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:30 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 15:30 Hebrew “bone”
Proverbs 17:22
Modern English Version
22 A merry heart does good like a medicine,
but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Lexham English Bible
22 A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit will dry out bones.
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