Proverbs 25:13

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

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

You can trust them completely to give you the right words for those in charge of you.

Good news from far away refreshes like cold water when you are thirsty.

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

Phinehas and the clan leaders left Gilead and went back to Canaan to tell the Israelites about their meeting with the Reuben and Gad tribes.