# Proverbs 13.12 **Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 10. By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom. 11. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase. > > **12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.** > > 13. Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. (Proverbs 13:10-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 10. Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom. 11. Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow. > > **12. Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.** > > 13. Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded. 14. The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death. (Proverbs 13:10-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 10. Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. 11. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. by labour: Heb. with the hand > > **12. Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.** > > 13. Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace 14. The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. (Proverbs 13:10-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 10. A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom. 11. Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. > > **12. Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.** > > 13. Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed. 14. The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. (Proverbs 13:10-14, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Biblical Hope](/codex/biblical-hope/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.