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NASB | Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But desire fulfilled is a tree of life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when desire is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. |
Bible Question: How is hope deferred? |
Bible Answer: Hi mommapbs, Hope deferred, that is, the object hoped for; if it is not enjoyed as soon as expected, at least if it is delayed any length of time, the mind becomes weary, uneasy, the heart sinks and fails, and the spirit of the person is ready for despondency, ready to give up the enjoyment the desired object would bring; whether it be deliverance from any evil, or the possession of any good thing or the enjoyment that comes when your love finally gets home when late. Loose hope and here comes apostacy, here comes grief, here comes death. But truth, faith and patience for that hope will be rewarded so says the Scriptures: (Rev 2:7) ... him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Rev 2:11) ... He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. (Rev 2:17) ... him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Rev 2:26) ... he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: (Rev 3:5) He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. (Rev 3:12) Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. (Rev 3:21) ... him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. And the last: (Rev 21:7 KJV) He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. (Pro 13:12 KJV) ... but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. Hope deferred, waiting for my Lord. terrib |