Proverbs 25:13

Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12Whoever reproves the wise and obedient ear is like an earring of gold with a shining pearl.

14A man who boasts and does not fulfill his promises is like clouds and wind, when rain does not follow.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17The messenger of the impious will fall into evil. But a faithful ambassador shall prosper.

Proverbs 26:6Whoever sends words by a foolish messenger has lame feet and drinks iniquity.

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 →

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