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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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17 Don’t envy sinners,
    but always continue to fear the Lord.
18 You will be rewarded for this;
    your hope will not be disappointed.

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17 (A)Do not let your heart be jealous of sinners,
But be zealous in the [a](B)fear of Yahweh [b]always.
18 Surely there is a [c](C)future,
And your (D)hope will not be cut off.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:17 Or reverence
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day
  3. Proverbs 23:18 Lit latter end