Proverbs 13:12

Hebrew
תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה לֵ֑בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב

hebrew

Meaning:

* The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything

Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5…
וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה
ESV
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
NIV
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
NLT
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
LXX
κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
ἐπαγγελλομένου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἰς ἐλπίδα ἄγοντος δένδρον γὰρ ζωῆς ἐπιθυμία ἀγαθή
KJV
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:11 ← Proverbs 13:12 → Proverbs 13:13

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