Proverbs 13:17

New Century Version

A wicked messenger brings nothing but trouble, but a trustworthy one makes everything right.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:26

A lazy person affects the one he works for like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes.

Proverbs 13:18

A person who refuses correction will end up poor and disgraced, but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

Proverbs 25:13

Trustworthy messengers refresh those who send them, like the coolness of snow in the summertime.

Proverbs 25:23

As the north wind brings rain, telling gossip brings angry looks.

Proverbs 26:6

Sending a message by a foolish person is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

Jeremiah 23:28

Is straw the same thing as wheat?” says the Lord. “If a prophet wants to tell about his dreams, let him! But let the person who hears my message speak it truthfully!

Ezekiel 3:18

When I say to the wicked, ‘You will surely die,’ you must warn them so they may live. If you don’t speak out to warn the wicked to stop their evil ways, they will die in their sin. But I will hold you responsible for their death.

Numbers 31:8

Among those they killed were Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, who were the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor with a sword.

1 Corinthians 4:2

Now in this way those who are trusted with something valuable must show they are worthy of that trust.

2 Corinthians 2:17

We do not sell the word of God for a profit as many other people do. But in Christ we speak the truth before God, as messengers of God.

2 Corinthians 5:20

So we have been sent to speak for Christ. It is as if God is calling to you through us. We speak for Christ when we beg you to be at peace with God.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me strength, because he trusted me and gave me this work of serving him.

2 Timothy 2:2

You should teach people whom you can trust the things you and many others have heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others.