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


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Job 14 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
Romans 8 24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
Joel 1 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.
Proverbs 10 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Isaiah 40 20 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Jeremiah 2 25 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.
Isaiah 1 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water.
Joel 2 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
Proverbs 12 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Proverbs 11 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Ecclesiastes 12 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
Jeremiah 17 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
James 5 7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
1 Corinthians 1 7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Proverbs 21 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Proverbs 11 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Proverbs 29 20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Psalms 16 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Ecclesiastes 3 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Psalms 62 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
John 12 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
Luke 21 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Proverbs 14 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Job 3 21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
Hosea 8 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
Hebrews 10 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
John 16 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Psalms 1 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
John 15 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
Matthew 12 33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Psalms 96 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Isaiah 1 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen.
Hosea 10 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
James 5 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Isaiah 55 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Luke 6 43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Job 41 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?
Psalms 39 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
Job 17 15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
Proverbs 13 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Psalms 119 49 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
Revelation 6 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Matthew 7 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Leviticus 26 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
Psalms 30 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Proverbs 18 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Revelation 2 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Psalms 9 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Matthew 10 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.
Romans 4 18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.