Tim Mackie
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Proverbs 13, 12.
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire, or this is the word craving, ta'ava, but desire that is fulfilled...
It's a tree of life.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So first of all, the tree of life comes from Genesis 2 and 3.
Yeah.
This word desire, ta'avar, craving is first used.
in the Garden of Eden story.
So whoever wrote this proverb has the Eden story on the brain.
And hope deferred.
So when you're waiting, I mean, the reason you hope in something is because you desire it.
So it's kind of unstated.
You're waiting for the desire to be fulfilled.
Yeah, yeah.
So one way this proverb could have been worded is hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled...
Makes the heart glad.
Makes the heart glad.
Yeah.
But instead it says a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.