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Proverbs 13:17

NETBible	An unreliable¹ messenger falls² into trouble,³ but a faithful envoy⁴ brings⁵ healing.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 13:17	A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 13:17	A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 13:17	An unreliable messenger stumbles into trouble, but a reliable messenger brings healing.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 13:17	Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things, but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 13:17	A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 13:17	A bad messenger brings trouble, but a faithful envoy, healing.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 13:17	A wicked messenger falls into trouble, But a faithful ambassador brings health.
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KJV	A wicked <07563> messenger <04397> falleth <05307> (8799) into mischief <07451>_: but a faithful <0529> ambassador <06735> [is] health <04832>_. {a faithful...: Heb. an ambassador of faithfulness}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 13:17	A wicked <07563> messenger <04397> falls <05307> into adversity <07451> , But a faithful <0529> envoy <06735> brings healing <04832> .
LXXM	basileuv <935> N-NSM yrasuv {A-NSM} empeseitai <1601> V-FMI-3S eiv <1519> PREP kaka <2556> A-APN aggelov <32> N-NSM de <1161> PRT pistov <4103> A-NSM rusetai {V-FMI-3S} auton <846> D-ASM
NET [draft] ITL	An unreliable <07563> messenger <04397> falls <05307> into trouble <07451> , but a faithful <0529> envoy <06735> brings healing <04832> .
HEBREW	aprm <04832> Mynwma <0529> ryuw <06735> erb <07451> lpy <05307> esr <07563> Kalm (13:17) <04397>

NETBible

An unreliable¹ messenger falls² into trouble,³ but a faithful envoy⁴ brings⁵ healing.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “bad.”

²tn The RSV changes this to a Hiphil to read, “plunges [men] into trouble.” But the text simply says the wicked messenger “falls into trouble,” perhaps referring to punishment for his bad service.

³tn Or “evil.”

⁴tn Heb “an envoy of faithfulness.” The genitive אֱמוּנִים (’emunim, “faithfulness”) functions as an attributive adjective: “faithful envoy.” The plural form אמונים (literally, “faithfulnesses”) is characteristic of abstract nouns. The term “envoy” (צִיר, tsir) suggests that the person is in some kind of government service (e.g., Isa 18:2; Jer 49:14; cf. KJV, ASV “ambassador”). This individual can be trusted to “bring healing” – be successful in the mission. The wisdom literature of the ancient Neat East has much to say about messengers.

⁵tn The verb “brings” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.