Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:12 · retained source text
Hope deferred maketh the heart sicke: but when the desire commeth, it is a tree of life.
KJV dictionary & concordance
sick
Meaning of “sick”
1. Bodily ill. 2. Distressed, grieved, or weary.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
88 occurrences87 verses26 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 48:1
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “sick”
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:35 · retained source text
They haue striken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sicke: they haue beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seeke it yet againe.
1611 marginal noteHeb. I knew it not.
Complete reference index — all 87 verses
Genesis 48:1Leviticus 15:331 Samuel 19:141 Samuel 30:132 Samuel 12:152 Samuel 13:22 Samuel 13:52 Samuel 13:61 Kings 14:11 Kings 14:51 Kings 17:172 Kings 1:22 Kings 8:72 Kings 8:292 Kings 13:142 Kings 20:12 Kings 20:122 Chronicles 22:62 Chronicles 32:24Nehemiah 2:2Psalms 35:13Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 23:35Song of Solomon 2:5Song of Solomon 5:8Isaiah 1:5Isaiah 33:24Isaiah 38:1Isaiah 38:9Isaiah 39:1Jeremiah 14:18Ezekiel 34:4Ezekiel 34:16Daniel 8:27Hosea 7:5Micah 6:13Malachi 1:8Malachi 1:13Matthew 4:24Matthew 8:6Matthew 8:14Matthew 8:16Matthew 9:2Matthew 9:6Matthew 9:12Matthew 10:8Matthew 14:14Matthew 25:36Matthew 25:39Matthew 25:43Matthew 25:44Mark 1:30Mark 1:34Mark 2:3Mark 2:4Mark 2:5Mark 2:9Mark 2:10Mark 2:17Mark 6:5Mark 6:13Mark 6:55Mark 6:56Mark 16:18Luke 4:40Luke 5:24Luke 5:31Luke 7:2Luke 7:10Luke 9:2Luke 10:9John 4:46John 11:1John 11:2John 11:3John 11:6Acts 5:15Acts 5:16Acts 9:33Acts 9:37Acts 19:12Acts 28:8Philippians 2:26Philippians 2:272 Timothy 4:20James 5:14James 5:15
Where “sick” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew14 occurrences
13 versesMark13 occurrences
13 versesLuke7 occurrences
7 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs6 occurrences
6 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseJames2 occurrences
2 verses
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel4 occurrences
4 verses1 Kings3 occurrences
3 verses2 Kings6 occurrences
6 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesNehemiah1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesSong of Solomon2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseMalachi2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew14 occurrences
13 versesMark13 occurrences
13 versesLuke7 occurrences
7 versesJohn5 occurrences
5 versesActs6 occurrences
6 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseJames2 occurrences
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