Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
More from Proverbs 13
Verse 1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.
Verse 2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
Verse 3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Verse 4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Verse 5
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.