Proverbs 26:6
He who sends a message by the hand of a fool
Cuts off his own feet (sabotages himself) and drinks the violence [it brings on himself as a consequence].
Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.
Numbers 13:31
But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people [of Canaan], for they are too strong for us.”
Proverbs 13:17
A wicked messenger falls into hardship,
But a faithful ambassador brings healing.
Proverbs 25:13
Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.
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Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy one to those who send him to work.
A wicked messenger falls into hardship,
But a faithful ambassador brings healing.
Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.
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Like the cold of snow [brought from the mountains] in the time of harvest,
So is a faithful messenger to those who send him;
For he refreshes the life of his masters.