Proverbs 13:12
English Standard Version
Proverbs 13:12
International Standard Version
12 Delayed hope makes the heart ill,
but fulfilled longing is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:19
English Standard Version
19 (A)A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
Proverbs 13:19
International Standard Version
19 Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul,
but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.
Proverbs 23:17-18
English Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 23:17-18
International Standard Version
17 Never let yourself envy sinners;
instead, remain[a] in fear of the Lord every day,
18 for there is surely a future life,
and what you hope for will not be cut off.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:17 The Heb. lacks remain
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