Proverbs 13:12

“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, etc.] That is, the object hoped for; if it is not enjoyed so soon as expected, at least if it is delayed any length of time, the mind becomes uneasy, the heart sinks and fails, and the man is dispirited and ready to despond, and give up all hope of enjoying the desired blessing; whether it be deliverance from any evil, or the possession of any good; but [when] the desire cometh, [it is] a tree of life; when that which is hoped and wished for, and has been long expected and desired, comes; when there is an accomplishment of men’s wishes, it is as grateful to him as the tree of life was in Eden’s garden; it gives him an unspeakable pleasure and delight.…”

“desire cometh--is realized. a tree of life--or, "cause of happiness."”

“When the desire cometh - The desire comes, it is a tree of life: i. e., the object of our desires is attained. Compare Proverbs 3:18. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Hope deferred - Delays in obtaining what a man passionately desires. The desire - The good desired. A tree of life - It is satisfactory, and reviving. Proverbs 13:13”

“Hope: Psa 42:1-3, Psa 69:3, Psa 119:81-83, Psa 143:7; Sol 5:8 when: Pro 13:19; Gen 21:6, Gen 21:7, Gen 46:30; Sa1 1:26-28; Psa 17:15, Psa 40:2, Psa 40:3; Luk 2:29, Luk 2:30; Joh 16:22 a tree: Pro 3:18, Pro 11:30; Rev 22:2 Proverbs 13:13”

“The figures of paradise in Pro 13:12 and Pro 13:14 require us to take along with them the intermediate verse ( Pro 13:13). 12 Deferred waiting maketh the heart sick, And a tree of life is a wish accomplished. Singularly the lxx Κρείσσων ἐναρχόμενος βοηθῶν καρδίᾳ, followed by the Syr. (which the Targ. Transcribes): (Note: That the Targum of the Proverbs is a Jewish elaboration of the Peshito text, vid., Nldeke in Merx' Archiv, Bd. ii. pp. 246-49.) Better is he who begins to help than he who remains in hesitating expectation, by which תחלת is doubled, and is derived once from הוחיל, to wait, and the second time from החל, to begin. If the lxx, with its imitators, deteriorates to such a…”