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Verse of the day for October 16

Proverbs 13:12 · King James Version

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12 (King James Version)

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Proverbs chapter 13, verses 10 to 14.

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.

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.

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

This verse is one of 366, one for every day of the year, from the daily reading in Five Loaves. In the app each day's verse is broken into five small portions: read it, see its context, ponder a question, pray, and carry one thing into the day.