Proverbs 13:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Whoever delivers your message can make things better or worse for you.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:26

Having a lazy person on the job is like a mouth full of vinegar or smoke in your eyes.

Proverbs 13:18

All who refuse correction will be poor and disgraced; all who accept correction will be praised.

Proverbs 25:13

A messenger you can trust is just as refreshing as cool water in summer.

Proverbs 25:23

As surely as rain blows in from the north, anger is caused by cruel words.

Proverbs 26:6

Sending a message by a fool is like chopping off your foot and drinking poison.

Jeremiah 23:28

Their dreams and my truth are as different as straw and wheat. But when prophets speak for me, they must say only what I have told them.

Ezekiel 3:18

When I tell wicked people they will die because of their sins, you must warn them to turn from their sinful ways so they won't be punished. If you refuse, you are responsible for their death.

Numbers 31:8

including Balaam son of Beor and the five Midianite kings, Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba.

1 Corinthians 4:2

And since our first duty is to be faithful to the one we work for,

2 Corinthians 2:17

A lot of people try to get rich from preaching God's message. But we are God's sincere messengers, and by the power of Christ we speak our message with God as our witness.

2 Corinthians 5:20

We were sent to speak for Christ, and God is begging you to listen to our message. We speak for Christ and sincerely ask you to make peace with God.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me the strength for my work because he knew that he could trust me.

2 Timothy 2:2

You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.