Proverbs 13:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A wickedרָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְ
(mal·'ach)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
fallsיִפֹּ֣ל
(yip·pol)
5307: to fall, liea prim. root
into adversity,בְּרָ֑ע
(be·ra;)
7451b: evil, distress, misery, injury, calamityfrom the same as roa
But a faithfulאֱמוּנִ֣ים
(e·mu·nim)
529: faithfulnessfrom aman
envoyוְצִ֖יר
(ve·tzir)
6735a: an envoy, messengerfrom an unused word
[brings] healing.מַרְפֵּֽא׃
(mar·pe.)
4832: a healing, cure, healthfrom rapha


















KJV Lexicon
A wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
messenger
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
falleth
naphal  (naw-fal')
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
into mischief
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
but a faithful
'emuwn  (ay-moon')
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness -- faith(-ful), truth.
ambassador
tsiyr  (tseer)
ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow.
is health
marpe'  (mar-pay')
curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing.

King James Bible
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing.

International Standard Version
An evil messenger stumbles into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

NET Bible
An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
An evil messenger falls into affliction and a trustworthy messenger is a healer.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
An undependable messenger gets into trouble, but a dependable envoy brings healing.

King James 2000 Bible
A wicked messenger falls into trouble: but a faithful ambassador is health.
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