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Proverbs 13:17

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17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief:

But z†a faithful ambassador is ahealth.

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Footnotes

  1. zSo ch. 25:13 (Heb.).
  2. †[Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness]. So ch. 14:5 (Heb.). See Ps. 140:1 marg.
  3. aSee ch. 4:22.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

but a faithful envoy brings healing.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A wicked messenger falls into trouble,

but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wicked envoy falls into trouble,

but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

NLTNew Living Translation

An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble,

but a reliable messenger brings healing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A messenger of wickedness will fall into trouble,

but an envoy of the faithful brings healing.