Explore the Bible Online

Proverbs 13:17

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador [is] health.

Proverbs 13:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 13:17

Theological / Devotional

Mischief. For the meaning of "mischief" see on ch. 12:21. Some take the verb as transitive and causative—"plunges men into trouble" (RSV). This rendering requires a change in the Masoretic vowels.

By SdaBc