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Proverbs 13:12 (Listen)

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,

hbut a desire fulfilled is ia tree of life.

Proverbs 13:19 (Listen)

19 wA desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,

but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.

Proverbs 15:30 (Listen)

30 cThe light of the eyes rejoices the heart,

and dgood news refreshes1 the bones.

Footnotes

[1] 15:30 Hebrew makes fat

Proverbs 17:22 (Listen)

22 oA joyful heart is good medicine,

but a crushed spirit pdries up the bones.