Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the day of harvest, is a faithful messenger to them who send him,—when, the life of his masters, he restoreth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
12A ring of gold, and a vessel of precious metal, is a wise reprover, on a hearing ear.
14Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:17A lawless messenger, falleth into mischief, but, a faithful herald, bringeth healing.
Proverbs 26:6One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
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 →