Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 13:12
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Proverbs13:12
12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick, but when the desi[illegible: 1+ letters]e cometh, it is a tree of life .
Delays in obtaining that good which a man passionately desireth and hopeth for.
The good desired and expected, Acts being oft put for the Objects.
It is most sweet, and satisfactory, and reviving.
Marginal references: Ver. 19.
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