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

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

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  1. Proverbs 13:12 Or “mind”

19 (A)A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
    but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

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19 A desire fulfilled[a] will be sweet to the soul,
    but an abomination of fools is turning from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 13:19 Literally “made to be,” “brought about”

17 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.
18 Surely (C)there is a future,
    and your (D)hope will not be cut off.

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17 May your heart[a] not envy the sinners,
    but live in fear of Yahweh all day.[b]
18 Surely[c] there is a future,
    and your hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Literally “all the day”
  3. Proverbs 23:18 Literally “For if”