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

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17 An evil messenger stumbles into trouble,
    but a faithful envoy brings healing.

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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 cold snow during harvest time
    is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
        he refreshes his masters.

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Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own feet and (A)drinks violence.

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Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
    cuts off his own[a] feet and drinks violence.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 26:6 The Heb. lacks his own