deferred. protracted.
maketh... sick. enfeebleth. Illustrations: Abraham (Genesis 15:2; Genesis 15:3); David (Psalms 42:1-3); the Jews (Lamentations 4:17); the two disciples (Luke 24:17; Luke 24:21).
a tree of life. See Genesis 2:9.
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Proverbs 13:12
12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.