Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. New Living Translation An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing. English Standard Version A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. Berean Standard Bible A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. King James Bible A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. New King James Version A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health. New American Standard Bible A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful messenger brings healing. NASB 1995 A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing. NASB 1977 A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing. Legacy Standard Bible A wicked messenger falls into evil, But a faithful envoy brings healing. Amplified Bible A wicked messenger falls into hardship, But a faithful ambassador brings healing. Christian Standard Bible A wicked envoy falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing. Holman Christian Standard Bible A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing. American Standard Version A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health. Contemporary English Version Whoever delivers your message can make things better or worse for you. English Revised Version A wicked messenger falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health. GOD'S WORD® Translation An undependable messenger gets into trouble, but a dependable envoy brings healing. Good News Translation Unreliable messengers cause trouble, but those who can be trusted bring peace. International Standard Version An evil messenger stumbles into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. Majority Standard Bible A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. NET Bible An unreliable messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. New Heart English Bible A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing. Webster's Bible Translation A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador is health. World English Bible A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA wicked messenger falls into evil, "" And a faithful ambassador is healing. Young's Literal Translation A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing. Smith's Literal Translation The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. Catholic Public Domain Version The messenger of the impious will fall into evil. But a faithful ambassador shall prosper. New American Bible A wicked messenger brings on disaster, but a trustworthy envoy is a healing remedy. New Revised Standard Version A bad messenger brings trouble, but a faithful envoy, healing. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleA wicked messenger falls into mischief; but a faithful ambassador is a healer. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated An evil messenger falls into affliction and a trustworthy messenger is a healer. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health. Brenton Septuagint Translation A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Father's Discipline…16Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly. 17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. 18Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.… Cross References Proverbs 25:13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters. Proverbs 10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him. Proverbs 26:6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool. Jeremiah 23:32 “Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 6:8-9 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. John 13:20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives the one I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.” 2 Timothy 2:2 And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well. 1 Samuel 16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” 1 Kings 14:6 So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet entering the door, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam! Why are you disguised? For I have been sent to you with bad news. 2 Chronicles 18:12-13 Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.” / But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever my God tells me.” Isaiah 55:11 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Jeremiah 1:7 But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Ezekiel 2:3-5 “Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. Treasury of Scripture A wicked messenger falls into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. wicked Proverbs 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Proverbs 26:6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. Jeremiah 23:13-16,28 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err… but Proverbs 25:13,23 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… 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. Jump to Previous Adversity Ambassador Bad Cause Embassador Envoy Evil Faithful Falleth Falls False. Gains Gives Healing Health Makes Messenger Mischief News Rightly Trouble Trustworthy WickedJump to Next Adversity Ambassador Bad Cause Embassador Envoy Evil Faithful Falleth Falls False. Gains Gives Healing Health Makes Messenger Mischief News Rightly Trouble Trustworthy WickedProverbs 13 1. a scoffer does not listen to rebukeA wicked messenger The phrase "a wicked messenger" refers to an unfaithful or deceitful envoy. In the Hebrew text, the word for "wicked" is "רָשָׁע" (rasha), which denotes someone who is morally wrong or guilty. Historically, messengers played a crucial role in communication, especially in ancient times when written correspondence was limited. A wicked messenger, therefore, would distort or corrupt the message, leading to misunderstandings or harm. This can be seen as a metaphor for those who spread false teachings or deceitful information, which can lead to spiritual or communal decay. falls into trouble but a faithful envoy brings healing Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A wickedרָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person messenger מַלְאָ֣ךְ (mal·’āḵ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel falls יִפֹּ֣ל (yip·pōl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie into trouble, בְּרָ֑ע (bə·rā‘) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil but a faithful אֱמוּנִ֣ים (’ĕ·mū·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 529: Established, trusty, trustworthiness envoy וְצִ֖יר (wə·ṣîr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6735: A hinge, a throe, a herald, erranddoer brings healing. מַרְפֵּֽא׃ (mar·pê) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4832: Curative, a medicine, a cure, deliverance, placidity Links Proverbs 13:17 NIVProverbs 13:17 NLT Proverbs 13:17 ESV Proverbs 13:17 NASB Proverbs 13:17 KJV Proverbs 13:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 13:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 13:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 13:17 French Bible Proverbs 13:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 13:17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble (Prov. 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