v. 12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, since the unfulfilled longing is too great a strain for a person; but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life, giving new vigor and strength, renewing a person's youth.
Verse Proverbs 13:12. _HOPE DEFERRED MAKETH THE HEART SICK_] When once a _good_ is discovered, _want_ of it felt, _strong desire_ for the possession excited, and the promise of attainment made on gro...
WHEN THE DESIRE COMETH - The desire comes, it is a tree of life: i. e., the object of our desires is attained. Compare Proverbs 3:18....
CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the righteous, illust...
PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...
DEFERRED. protracted. MAKETH... SICK. enfeebleth. Illustrations: Abraham (Genesis 15:2; Genesis 15:3); David (Psalms 42:1); the Jews ...
_a tree of life_ See Proverbs 3:18, note....
TEXT Proverbs 13:10-17 10. By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. 11. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increa...
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. HOPE DEFERRED MAKETH THE HEART SICK: BUT (WHEN) THE DESIRE COMETH, (IT IS) A TREE OF LIFE - (.) True wisdom ad...
2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....
We do not receive everything immediately. Sometimes, we must wait. This can be difficult. We may not see quick results from our prayers. We should wait for God’s time. God will answer our prayers, if...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 V1 A wise son obeys his father’s instructions. Someone who insults other people will not listen to words of correction....
A TREE OF LIFE. — See above, on Proverbs 11:30....
תֹּוחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה ־לֵ֑ב וְ עֵ֥ץ...
CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he tha...
Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...
_Hope. Septuagint, "(the just shews mercy and lends) better is he who begins heartily to assist, than he who promises and leads to hope. For a bad (Grabe substitutes good) desire is a tree of life." -...
The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. Only by pride cometh contention: but with...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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...
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life. Ver. 12. _Hope deferred maketh the heart sick._] Hope's hours are full of eternity; and how many see we lie...
_Hope deferred maketh the heart sick_ The delay of that which a man eagerly desires and expects is such an affliction, that it differs little from a lingering disease; _but when the desire cometh_ Whe...
HOPE DEFERRED; delays in obtaining that good which a man passionately desireth and hopeth for. THE DESIRE; the good desired and expected; acts being oft put for the objects, IT IS A TREE OF LIFE; it i...
Proverbs 13:12 Hope H8431 deferred H4900 (H8794) heart H3820 sick H2470 (H8688) desire H8378 comes H935 ...
THOSE WHO WANT THEIR HOPES AND DESIRES FULFILLED MUST RESPOND GOD'S WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, HEEDING THOSE WHO TEACH THEM, AND IT WILL BE TO THEM A TREE OF LIFE AND SWEETNESS TO THEIR INNER BEING (PR...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...
Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...
_Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life._ HOPE DEFERRED Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, whether the person hoping, or the thing hoped for, be good...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 13:12. Latter clause, “a desire accomplished is a tree of life.” _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:12_ DEFERRED AND ACCOMPLISHED HOPE I. TWO THINGS ARE NECESSARY TO CONSTIT...
EXPOSITION VERSE 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. PROVERBS 13:1 A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...
In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the scorner, the transgressor and the good man. A wise son hears his fa...
1 Samuel 1:26; Genesis 21:6; Genesis 21:7; Genesis 46:30; John 16:22;...
Hope deferred — Delays in obtaining what a man passionately desires. The desire — The good desired. A tree of life — It is satisfactory, and reviving....