Proverbs 13:17
Lexham English Bible
17 A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,
but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.
Proverbs 13:17
American Standard Version
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil;
But a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs 25:13
Lexham English Bible
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]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “at a season”
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “life,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 25:13 Or “returned”
Proverbs 25:13
American Standard Version
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to them that send him;
For he refresheth the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 26:6
Lexham English Bible
6 Like cutting off feet or drinking violence,
so is he who sends messages in the hand of a fool.
Proverbs 26:6
American Standard Version
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool
Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.
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