Proverbs 13:12

Hope put off is a weariness to the heart; but when what is desired comes, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:19

To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.

Genesis 46:30

And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

Genesis 21:6-7

And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.

1 Samuel 1:26-28

And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

Psalm 40:2-3

He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.

Psalm 69:3

I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.

Psalm 119:81-83

My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

Song of Songs 5:8

I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

Luke 2:29-30

Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

John 16:22

So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

Revelation 22:2

In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

Psalm 42:1-3

Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

General references

Bible References

Hope

Psalm 42:1
Like the desire of the roe for the water-streams, so is my soul's desire for you, O God.
Psalm 69:3
I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
Psalm 119:81
My soul is wasted with desire for your salvation: but I have hope in your word.
Song of Songs 5:8
I say to you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if you see my loved one, what will you say to him? That I am overcome with love.

When

Proverbs 13:19
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
Genesis 46:30
And Israel said to Joseph, Now that I have seen you living again, I am ready for death.
1 Samuel 1:26
And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:
Psalm 40:2
He took me up out of a deep waste place, out of the soft and sticky earth; he put my feet on a rock, and made my steps certain.
Luke 2:29
Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
John 16:22
So you have sorrow now: but I will see you again, and your hearts will be glad, and no one will take away your joy.

A tree

Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
Revelation 22:2
In the middle of its street. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, having twelve sorts of fruits, giving its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree give life to the nations.

General references

Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

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