As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
[As] cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.
to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the rulers, returned from the sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and brought them word again.