17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.(A)

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17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,(A)
    but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.(B)

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24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb:(A)
sweet to the taste[a] and health to the body.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:24 Lit throat
  2. Proverbs 16:24 Lit bones

24 Gracious words are a honeycomb,(A)
    sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.(B)

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25 Good news from a distant land
is like cold water to a parched throat.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:25 Or a weary person

25 Like cold water to a weary soul
    is good news from a distant land.(A)

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