Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
to make you know what is right and true, that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the chiefs, returned from the people of Reuben and the people of Gad in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them.