Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12An earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, [is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
14Clouds and wind without rain, [is] he who boasts himself of his gifts falsely.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health.
Proverbs 26:6He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:12-13
Instructive Similes. 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. Solomon here shows how much it becomes a man, 1. To speak pertinently: A word upon the wheels, that runs well, is well-circumstanced, in proper time and place—instruction, advice, or comfort, given seasonably, and in apt expressions, adapted to the case of the person spoken to and agreeing with the character of the person… Read the whole commentary →