A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs 25:13 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition 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. 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. |
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.
And Phin´ehas the son of Ele-a´zar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gil´e-ad, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.