Proverbs 13:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. | A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing. | A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health. |
In context
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a messenger | מַלְאָ֣ךְ | mal-'AKH | H4397G | messengerמַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) : messenger 1) messenger, representative 1a) messenger 1b) angel 1c) the theophanic angel |
| wicked | רָ֭שָׁע | RA-sho' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| he falls | יִפֹּ֣ל | yi-POL | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| in trouble | בְּרָ֑ע | be-RA' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| and an envoy of | וְצִ֖יר | ve-TZIR | H6735A | envoyצִיר (tsir) envoy, messenger |
| faithfulnesses | אֱמוּנִ֣ים | 'e-mu-NIM | H0529 | faithfulאֵמֻן (e.mun) 1) faithfulness, trusting 1a) faithful, trusty (as adj.) |
| [is] healing | מַרְפֵּֽא׃ | mar-PE' | H4832 | healingמַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) 1) health, healing, cure 1a) healing, cure 1b) health, profit, sound (of mind) 1c) healing 1c1) incurable (with negative) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.