Proverbs 13:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 13:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 13:17 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. a faithful...: Heb. an ambassador of fait..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 13:17 — KJV
“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. a faithful...: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness”
— Proverbs 13:17 (KJV)
Proverbs 13:17 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 13:17
“Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. wicked...: Heb. children of iniquity”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:17: wicked, falleth, into
“For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. faithfulness: or, stedfastness their mouth: Heb. his mouth, that is, the mouth of any of them very...: Heb. wickednesses”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:17: wicked, faithful, heb
“He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:17: falleth, into, mischief
“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:17: wicked, falleth, into
“The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 13:17: into, faithful, faithfulness
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