13 Whoever (A)goes about slandering reveals secrets,
    but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

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13 A gossip walks about telling a secret,
    but the trustworthy in spirit keeps the matter.

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Many a man (A)proclaims his own steadfast love,
    but (B)a faithful man who can find?

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Many a person will proclaim his loyalty for himself,
    but a man who is trustworthy, who can find?

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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
    is (A)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
    he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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13 Like 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]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:13 Or “at a season”
  2. Proverbs 25:13 Or “life,” or “inner self”
  3. Proverbs 25:13 Or “returned”