Proverbs 25:13

כְּצִנַּת ־ שֶׁלֶג ׀ בְּיוֹם קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִֽׁיב ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

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

12נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי ־ כָתֶם מוֹכִיחַ חָכָם עַל ־ אֹזֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת ׃

14נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת ־ שָֽׁקֶר ׃

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:17מַלְאָךְ רָשָׁע יִפֹּל בְּרָע וְצִיר אֱמוּנִים מַרְפֵּֽא ׃

Proverbs 26:6מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד ־ כְּסִֽיל ׃

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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