A bad messenger plunges men into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
Proverbs 25:13 - Revised Standard Version Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a faithful messenger to those who send him, he refreshes the spirit 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 bad messenger plunges men into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
to show you 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.
He who 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 Reubenites and the Gadites in the land of Gilead to the land of Canaan, to the people of Israel, and brought back word to them.