Proverbs 13:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.”
Proverbs 13:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 13:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 13:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 13:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.”
Proverbs 13:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 13:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.”
Proverbs 13:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 13:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.”
Proverbs 13:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 13:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.”
Proverbs 13:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 13:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A wicked messenger falleth into euill: but a faithfull ambassadour is preseruation.”
Proverbs 13:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 13:17 in Context — Proverbs 13
15 El buen entendimiento conciliará gracia: mas el camino de los prevaricadores es duro.
16 Todo hombre cuerdo obra con sabiduría: mas el necio manifestará necedad.
17 El mal mensajero caerá en mal: mas el mensajero fiel es medicina.
18 Pobreza y vergüenza tendrá el que menosprecia el consejo: mas el que guarda la corrección, será honrado.
19 El deseo cumplido deleita el alma: pero apartarse del mal es abominación á los necios.
What Does Proverbs 13:17 Mean?
Proverbs 13:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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