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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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