6 Bible Verses about Hope Deferred

Delayed hope makes the heart sick,
but fulfilled desire is a tree of life.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil
is an abomination to fools.

כ KafI long for Your salvation;
I put my hope in Your word.
My eyes grow weary
looking for what You have promised;
I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
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How many days must Your servant wait?
When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

and asked Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent a message by his disciples and asked Him, “Are You the One who is to come, or should we expect someone else?” Jesus replied to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.