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Proverbs 13:17
17If you send a message with a wicked person, he will cause trouble. But if you send someone that you can trust, he will bring peace.
Proverbs 13:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
- New International Version (NIV)A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.
Context of Proverbs 13:17
15People respect a person who has wise thoughts. But the way that wicked people live destroys them. 16Careful people need to understand what they are doing. But a fool quickly shows how foolish he is. If you send a message with a wicked person, he will cause trouble. But if you send someone that you can trust, he will bring peace. 18Anyone who turns away from good teaching will become poor and ashamed. But if you accept advice when you do something wrong, people will respect you. 19It is very nice to receive the things that you want. But foolish people refuse to stop doing evil things.
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מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:17
- Proverbs 10:26Do not send a lazy person with a message. He will bring you pain, like the taste of bitter wine, or like smoke in your eyes.
- Proverbs 26:6If you send a message with a fool, there will be trouble. It would be better to cut off your own feet!
- Jeremiah 23:13‘I saw the disgusting thing that the prophets in Samaria did. They used the name of Baal to prophesy. Their messages deceived my people, Israel.
- Ezekiel 3:18I may say to a wicked person, “Your punishment will be death.” Then you must warn that person. You must tell him to stop doing wicked things so that he may save his life. If you do not tell the wicked person this, he will die because of his sins. But I will say that you are guilty, as if you had killed him yourself.
- Ezekiel 33:7Son of man, I have chosen you to be a guard for Israel's people. You must listen to the messages that I give you. Then you must use what I say to warn the Israelites.
- 2 Corinthians 2:17Some people even tell God's message because they want to get a lot of money for themselves. But we are not like them. No, God himself has sent us to do this work. And he sees what we are doing. So we are honest and we speak God's message clearly, as Christ's servants should do.
- Proverbs 25:13When a faithful servant takes a message for his master, his master will have peace in his mind. It will keep him cool, like snow in the middle of summer.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Anyone who has that kind of job must do what his master wants. That is the important thing.
- 2 Corinthians 5:20So we speak to people on behalf of Christ. It is like this: When we speak, God himself is speaking to you. On behalf of Christ, we say to you, ‘Please come back to God, as his friends!’
- 1 Timothy 1:12I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has made me strong to serve him. He decided to trust me and he chose me to work on his behalf.
- 2 Timothy 2:2You have heard the message that I have taught. Many other people also heard it and they agree that it is true. Now you must tell the same message to other people who will be able to teach it to even more people. They should be people that you can trust as honest people and who can teach well.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17A wicked messenger - The Septuagint: basileuv yrasuev, a bold king; instead of מלאך malach, a messenger, they had read מלך melech, a king: but they are singular in this rendering; none of the other versions have it so. He that betrays the counsels of his government, or the interests of his country, will sooner or later fall into mischief; but he that faithfully and loyally fulfils his mission, shall produce honor and safety to the commonwealth.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17Verse 17 Those that are wicked, and false to Christ and to the souls of men, do mischief, and fall into mischief; but those that are faithful, find sound words healing to others and to themselves.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17People mainly communicated through spoken messages. An unreliable messenger delivering the wrong message could cause many problems.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. A wicked--or, "unfaithful" messenger falleth into mischief--or, "by mischief," or "evil," and so his errand fails. Contrasted is the character of the faithful, whose faithfulness benefits others.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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