Proverbs 13:17

Lexham English Bible

¹⁷A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,
but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.

Proverbs 13:17

New International Version

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

¹³Like the cold of snow on a day^[a] of harvest
is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
and the soul^[b] of his master is refreshed.^[c]

¹³Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time
is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him;
he refreshes the spirit of his master.^(A)

⁶Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.

⁶Sending a message by the hands of a fool^(A)
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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