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Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12 BSB

Proverbs 13:12 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 14 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 16:22 (30 votes) and Proverbs 13:19 (29 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 15 to Revelation 22.

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Which verses does Proverbs 13:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 16:2230 votes

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

  2. Proverbs 13:1929 votes

    Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

  3. Psalm 119:81–8316 votes

    My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?” …

  4. Psalm 17:1514 votes

    As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.

  5. Proverbs 3:1814 votes

    She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.

  6. Proverbs 11:3014 votes

    The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

  7. Psalm 69:313 votes

    I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.

  8. Psalm 143:712 votes

    Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.

  9. Genesis 21:6–711 votes

    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.” She added, “Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

  10. Psalm 40:2–311 votes

    He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

  11. Song of Solomon 5:88 votes
  12. Genesis 46:306 votes
  13. 1 Samuel 1:26–286 votes
  14. Luke 2:29–306 votes
  15. Revelation 22:23 votes
  16. Psalm 42:1–31 vote

Which verses point to Proverbs 13:12?

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