Proverbs 13:12
“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick,.... That is, the object hoped for; if it is not enjoyed so soon as expected, at…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
When the desire cometh - The desire comes, it is a tree of life: i. e., the object of our desires is attained. Compare…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Nothing is more grievous than the disappointment of a raised expectation, though not in the thing itself by a…
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