As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
A wicked messenger falls into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
That I might make you know the certainty of the words of truth; that you might answer the words of truth to them that send to you?
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, and drinks damage.
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.