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Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 13:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃

  1. תּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.let“hope”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from תּוֹחֶ֫לֶת · “hope” · Strong's H8431
  2. מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָהMe.mu.sha.khah“deferred”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from מָשַׁךְ · “to draw” · Strong's H4900
  3. מַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-“[is] making sick”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from חָלָה · “ill” · Strong's H2470H
  4. לֵ֑בLev“[the] heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  5. וְעֵ֥ץve.'Etz“and [is] a tree of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  6. חַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.Yim“life”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  7. תַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.Vah“a desire”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תַּאֲוָה · “desire” · Strong's H8378
  8. בָאָֽה׃va.'Ah“[which] comes”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “fulfill” · Strong's H0935M
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)