Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
General references
Bible References
Wicked
Proverbs 10:26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
Proverbs 26:6 The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
Jeremiah 23:13 Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw something disgusting:
They prophesied by Baal
and led My people Israel astray.
I saw something disgusting:
They prophesied by
and led My people Israel astray.
Ezekiel 3:18
If I say to the wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him—you don’t speak out to warn him about his wicked way in order to save his life—that wicked person will die for his iniquity. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.
Ezekiel 33:7
“As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the many who market God’s message for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.
General references
Proverbs 25:13 To those who send him, a trustworthy messenger
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.