Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick,.... That is, the object hoped for; if it is not enjoyed so soon as expected, at least if it is delayed any length of time, the mind becomes uneasy, the heart sinks…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
When the desire cometh - The desire comes, it is a tree of life: i. e., the object of our desires is attained. Compare Pro 3:18.
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Note, 1. Nothing is more grievous than the disappointment of a raised expectation, though not in the thing itself by a denial, yet in the time of it by a delay: Hope deferred makes the heart sick and…
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