Proverbs 25:13

As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.

Brenton Septuagint

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

12In an ear-ring of gold a precious sardius is also set; so is a wise word to an obedient ear.

14As winds and clouds and rains are most evident objects, so is he that boasts of a false gift.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.

Proverbs 26:6He that sends a message by a foolish messenger procures for himself a reproach from his own ways.

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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