If a messenger cannot be trusted, then there will be trouble around him. But if a person can be trusted, then there will be peace.
Proverbs 25:13 - Easy To Read Version A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him: For he refresheth the soul of his masters. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the life of his masters. American Standard Version (1901) As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters. Common English Bible Like the coolness of snow on a harvest day are reliable messengers to those who send them; they restore the life of their master. Catholic Public Domain Version Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul. |
If a messenger cannot be trusted, then there will be trouble around him. But if a person can be trusted, then there will be peace.
These words will teach you true and important things. Then you can give good answers to the one that sent you.
Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink of water when you are hot and thirsty.
Never let a fool carry your message. If you do, it will be like cutting off your own feet. You are asking for trouble.
Then Phinehas and the leaders left that place and went home. They left the people of Reuben and Gad in the land of Gilead and went back to Canaan. They went back to the people of Israel and told them what happened.