Parallel Bible results for "proverbs 13:12"

Proverbs 13:12

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12 Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

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