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
New King James Version
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But (A)when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
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
New King James Version
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Proverbs 23:17-18
Modern English Version
Saying Fifteen
17 Do not let your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the Lord all day long;
18 for surely there is an end,
and your expectation will not be cut off.
Proverbs 23:17-18
New King James Version
17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But (B)be zealous for the fear of the Lord all the day;
18 (C)For surely there is a [a]hereafter,
And your hope will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:18 Future, lit. latter end
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