Proverbs 25:13

As the cooling of snow on a harvest-day, so is a faithful messenger to those that send him; for he refresheth the soul of his master.

Leeser Tanakh

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

12As an earring of gold, and a pendant of fine gold, so is a wise reprover toward an ear that listeneth.

14Like clouds and wind without rain, so is a man that vaunteth falsely of a gift.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falleth into unhappiness; but a faithful ambassador [bringeth] healing.

Proverbs 26:6He choppeth off the feet, and drinketh vexation, that sendeth important messages by the hand of a fool.

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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