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Proverbs 13:12
Proverbs 13:12
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Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoral Maxims.Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 13 continues Solomon's collection of sharp, contrasting wisdom sayings. The chapter holds together a consistent theme: how we speak, work, and respond to correction shapes our whole life. The wise person…Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 13:12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. Nothing is more grievous than the disappointment of a raised
expectation, though not in the thing itself by a denial, yet in the
time of it by a delay: Hope deferred makes the heart sick and…Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 13:12 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleHope deferred maketh the heart sick,.... That is, the object hoped for; if it is not enjoyed so soon as expected, at least if it is delayed any length of time, the mind becomes uneasy, the heart sinks and fails, and the…Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 13:12 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThis is one of the most emotionally honest verses in Scripture. Hope deferred — delayed, unfulfilled, seemingly forgotten — produces a very real sickness of the heart. God does not dismiss this feeling. But when the…