Proverbs 13:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.”Proverbs 13:17
What Does Proverbs 13:17 Mean?
Proverbs 13:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 13:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 4:2“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”Proverbs 24:16“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”Proverbs 25:13“As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.”2 Timothy 2:2“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”Proverbs 26:6“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.”Proverbs 12:18“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”Ephesians 6:20“For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”Ezekiel 33:7“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.”1 Corinthians 4:17“For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.”2 Corinthians 5:20“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”1 Timothy 1:12“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”Ezekiel 3:18“When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.”Proverbs 10:26“As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.”Proverbs 25:23“The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.”Jeremiah 23:13“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.”Jeremiah 23:28“The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD.”2 Corinthians 2:17“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”
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