Proverbs 13:17

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¹⁷A bad messenger brings trouble,
but a faithful envoy, healing.^(A)

Proverbs 13:17

International Standard Version

¹⁷An evil messenger stumbles into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing.

¹³Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
are faithful messengers to those who send them;
they refresh the spirit of their masters.^(A)

¹³Like cold snow during harvest time
is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes his masters.

⁶It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence,
to send a message by a fool.

⁶Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own^[a] feet and drinks violence.

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