Proverbs 13:17

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

¹⁶ Every prudent man works with knowledge, but a fool flaunts folly. ¹⁷ A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful ambassador is health. ¹⁸ Poverty and shame [are to] him who refuses correction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

Herald

Proverbs 25:13

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Proverbs 10:26

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind brings forth rain. So does a backbiting tongue, an angry countenance.

Proverbs 26:6

He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, [and] drinks injury.

Jeremiah 23:13-16

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria. They prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

Jeremiah 23:28

The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream. And he who has my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the straw to the wheat? says LORD.

Ezekiel 3:18

When I say to a wicked man, Thou shall surely die, and thou give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked man from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at

Ezekiel 33:7-8

So thou, son of man, I have set thee a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

1 Corinthians 4:2

And beyond that, it is sought in managers that any man should be found faithful.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not as other men, huckstering the word of God, but as from purity. But we speak in Christ as from God in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 5:20

We are therefore, ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were calling through us. We plead on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

1 Timothy 1:12

And I have gratitude to the Christ--Jesus our Lord--who empowered me, because he considered me faithful, having placed in service

2 Timothy 2:2

And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.