Focused Passage

Proverbs 25:13

Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control

The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.

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Verse 13

Original words

Like the coldכְּצִנַּת־H6793Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular constructof snowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀H7950Noun - masculine singularin the timeבְּי֬וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof harvestקָצִ֗ירH7105Noun - masculine singular[is] a trustworthyנֶ֭אֱמָןH539Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularmessengerצִ֣ירH6735Noun - masculine singularto those who send himלְשֹׁלְחָ֑יוH7971Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularhe refreshesיָשִֽׁיב׃פH7725Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe soulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof his mastersאֲדֹנָ֣יוH113Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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