Proverbs 25:13

As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest: so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym, for he refresheth his maisters mynde.

Bible (Bishops')

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

12Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare, is as a golden earring, and an ornament of fine golde.

14Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing, is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17An vngodly messenger falleth into mischiefe: but a faythfull embassadour is as health.

Proverbs 26:6[As he that] cutteth of [his messengers] feete endamageth himselfe: so doth he that committeth a message to a foole.

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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