17A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.


In Context

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.

16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.

18 Whoso is refusing instruction — poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools is: Turn from evil.

Proverbs 13:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:17The messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful embassador is health.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:17A wicked messenger falls into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.