Translations
Modern
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
Traditional
A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Literal
A wicked messenger falls into evil, and an envoy of faithfulness is healing.
Latin
Nuntius impii cadet in malum; legatus autem fidelis, sanitas.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.
Notes
People mainly communicated through spoken messages. An unreliable messenger delivering the wrong message could cause many problems.
Glossary
Topics
Ambassadors: Other References To Communication Faithfulness: Exhibited in Conveying Messages Servant: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Wicked (People): Contrasted with Righteous People