Proverbs 13:17

New Living Translation

¹⁷An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,
but a reliable messenger brings healing.

Proverbs 13:17

New International Version

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

¹³Trustworthy messengers refresh like snow in summer.
They revive the spirit of their employer.

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)

⁶Trusting a fool to convey a message
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

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

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)