Proverbs 13:12-14

King James Version

¹²Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

¹³Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

¹⁴The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:12-14

New International Version

¹²Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.^(A)

¹³Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(B)
but whoever respects^(C) a command is rewarded.^(D)

¹⁴The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,^(E)
turning a person from the snares of death.^(F)

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