Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ambassadors » Other references to
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
in reed vessels on the waters.
to a nation tall and smooth-skinned,
to a people feared far and near,
a powerful nation with a strange language,
whose land is divided by rivers.
and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,
the messengers of peace weep bitterly.
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew within earshot of the people who are on the wall.”
Verse Concepts
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah since he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them his treasure house-the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil-and all his armory, and everything that was found in his treasuries. There was nothing in his palace and in all his realm that Hezekiah did not show them.
Faith/faithfulness » The faithful
The Lord protects the loyal,
but fully repays the arrogant.
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much. So if you have not been faithful with the unrighteous money, who will trust you with what is genuine? And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to someone else, who will give you what is your own?
Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness, so understand that those who have faith are Abraham's sons.
Faithfulness » Exhibited in » Conveying messages
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
is like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;
he refreshes the life of his masters.
Health » What is health
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
but a trustworthy courier brings healing.
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.
he will get up,
but the wicked will stumble into ruin.
You were secure in your wickedness; you said: No one sees me. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself: I, and no one else. But disaster will happen to you; you will not know how to avert it. And it will fall on you, but you will be unable to ward it off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.