Proverbs 13:12 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire [that] cometh to pass is a tree of life.
World English Bible (WEB)
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.
| Hope | תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת | tôḥelet | toh-HEH-let |
| deferred | מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה | mĕmuššākâ | MEH-moo-sha-ha |
| maketh the heart | מַחֲלָה | maḥălâ | ma-huh-LA |
| sick: | לֵ֑ב | lēb | lave |
| desire the when but | וְעֵ֥ץ | wĕʿēṣ | veh-AYTS |
| cometh, | חַ֝יִּ֗ים | ḥayyîm | HA-YEEM |
| it is a tree | תַּאֲוָ֥ה | taʾăwâ | ta-uh-VA |
| of life. | בָאָֽה׃ | bāʾâ | va-AH |