Proverbs 13:17

1599 Geneva Bible

¹⁷^(A)A wicked messenger falleth ^[a]into evil: but a faithful ambassador is preservation.

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Proverbs 13:17 Bringeth many inconveniences both to himself and to others.

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Proverbs 25:13

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¹³As the cold of the snow ^[a]in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.

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Proverbs 25:13 In the time of great heat, when men desire cold.

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Proverbs 26:6

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⁶He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool, is as he that cutteth off ^[a]the feet, ^[b]and drinketh iniquity.

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Proverbs 26:6 To wit, of the messenger whom he sendeth.
Proverbs 26:6 That is, receiveth damage thereby.

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