Proverbs 13:12-14

Revised Standard Version

¹² Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
¹³ He who despises the word brings destruction on himself,
    but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.
¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
    that one may avoid the snares of death.