Proverbs 25:13

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.

Darby Translation

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

12An ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, is a wise reprover upon an attentive ear.

14Clouds and wind without rain, [so] is a man that boasteth himself of a false gift.

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Cross References

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

Proverbs 26:6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off [his own] feet, [and] drinketh damage.

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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