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Proverbs 13

Prov. 13:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The desire
ta'avah (Hebrew #8378)
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
KJV usage: dainty, desire, X exceedingly, X greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also 6914.
Pronounce: tah-av-aw'
Origin: from 183 (abbreviated)
accomplished
hayah (Hebrew #1961)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV usage: beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.
Pronounce: haw-yaw
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1933)
l is sweet
`areb (Hebrew #6149)
to be agreeable
KJV usage: be pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.
Pronounce: aw-rabe'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 6148 through the idea of close association)
to the soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
: but it is abomination
tow`ebah (Hebrew #8441)
feminine active participle of 8581; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
KJV usage: abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
Pronounce: to-ay-baw'
Origin: or tonebah {to-ay-baw'}
to fools
kciyl (Hebrew #3684)
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Pronounce: kes-eel'
Origin: from 3688
to depart
cuwr (Hebrew #5493)
a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative)
KJV usage: be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), X grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, X be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
Pronounce: soor
Origin: or suwr (Hosea 9:12) {soor}
from evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
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Prov. 13:12• 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life. (Prov. 13:12)

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The desire.
Prov. 13:12• 12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life. (Prov. 13:12)
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1 Kings 1:48• 48And also thus said the king: Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. (1 Kings 1:48)
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Psa. 21:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, Jehovah; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice.
 2Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. (Psa. 21:1‑2)
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Song of Sol. 3:4• 4--Scarcely had I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me. (Song of Sol. 3:4)
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2 Tim. 4:7‑8• 7I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
 8Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:7‑8)
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Rev. 7:14‑17• 14And I said to him, My lord, *thou* knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits upon the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
 16They shall not hunger any more, neither shall they thirst any more, nor shall the sun at all fall on them, nor any burning heat;
 17because the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall shepherd them, and shall lead them to fountains of waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes. (Rev. 7:14‑17)
it is.
Prov. 29:27• 27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; and he that is of upright way is an abomination to the wicked man. (Prov. 29:27)
depart.
Prov. 3:7• 7Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: (Prov. 3:7)
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Prov. 16:6,17• 6By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. (Prov. 16:6,17)
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Job 28:28• 28And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. (Job 28:28)
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Psa. 34:14• 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)
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Psa. 37:27• 27Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore; (Psa. 37:27)
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2 Tim. 2:19• 19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity. (2 Tim. 2:19)
• When the heart’s desire is attained, the soul rejoices. But the only desire of the fool is the gratification of his unbridled passions. (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

W. Kelly Translation

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The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul;{HR}But [it is] abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.