Proverbs 25:13

As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, || [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, || And he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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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

12A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, || [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.

14Clouds and wind without rain, || [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17A wicked messenger falls into evil, || And a faithful ambassador is healing.

Proverbs 26:6He is cutting off feet, he is drinking injury, || Who is sending things 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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