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Proverbs 13:12

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:12

Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · Matthew Henry · CC0 1.0 Universal

The delay of what is anxiously hoped for, is very painful to the mind; obtaining it is very pleasant. But spiritual blessings are chiefly intended.

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Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:12Proverbs 13:12 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleNote, 1. Nothing is more grievous than the disappointment of a raised expectation, though not in the thing itself by a denial, yet in the time of it by a delay: Hope deferred makes the heart sick and languishing, fretfu…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Proverbs 13:12Note, 1. Nothing is more grievous than the disappointment of a raised expectation, though not in the thing itself by a denial, yet in the time of it by a delay: Hope deferred makes the heart sick and languishing, fretfu…Matthew Henry