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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 13:12 Lit coming

19 Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

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17 (A)Do not let your heart envy sinners,
But live in [a]the (B)fear of the Lord [b]always.
18 Certainly 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 for
  2. Proverbs 23:17 Lit all the day
  3. Proverbs 23:18 Lit latter end

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