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

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17 An unreliable messenger can cause a lot of trouble. Reliable communication permits progress.

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

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13 A faithful employee is as refreshing as a cool day[a] in the hot summertime.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:13 a cool day, literally, “snow.”

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

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To trust a rebel to convey a message is as foolish as cutting off your feet and drinking poison!

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