Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
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- John 16:22 Therefore you now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
- Proverbs 13:19 Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.
- Psalm 119:81–83 My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word. My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?” For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.