6 Bible Verses about Hope Deferred

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.

Kaph.
My soul languishes for Your salvation;
I wait for Your word.
My eyes fail with longing for Your word,
While I say, “When will You comfort me?”
Though I have become like a wineskin in the smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
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How many are the days of Your servant?
When will You execute judgment on those who persecute me?

and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?”

Now when John, while imprisoned, heard of the works of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Expected One, or shall we look for someone else?” Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see:

Like cold water to a weary soul,
So is good news from a distant land.