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

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13 A slanderer walks around revealing secrets,
    but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

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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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Many people will say that they are loyal,
    but who can find a reliable person?

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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”

13 Like the coolness of snow on a harvest day
    are reliable messengers to those who send them;
    they restore the life of their master.

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